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Tomasz Nowakowski

Tomasz Nowakowski

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Tomasz is a long-time space enthusiast and amateur astronomer. He founded and managed Astro Watch for nearly a decade - one of the premier astronomy and science-related blogs. Tomasz has been freelancing since 2011, writing for many media outlets, including SpaceFlight Insider and Science 2.0.

Articles by Tomasz Nowakowski

Phys.org / Astronomers discover an unusual long-period radio transient

An international team of astronomers report the discovery of a long-period radio transient, which is unusually circularly polarized and showcases an accelerating spin period. The finding of the new transient, designated CHIME ...

Jul 14, 2025
Phys.org / Radio observations hint at active galactic nucleus in nearby spiral galaxy NGC 4527

Argentinian astronomers have employed the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) to perform high-resolution radio observations of a nearby spiral galaxy designated NGC 4527. Results of the observational campaign, ...

Jul 10, 2025
Phys.org / Multi-wavelength observations investigate behavior of blazar S5 0716+714

Astronomers from Bulgaria and Egypt have performed multi-wavelength observations of a well-known blazar designated S5 0716+714. Results of the observational campaign, published June 23 in the Monthly Notices of the Royal ...

Jul 9, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers investigate pulsar PSR J1930+1852 and its pulsar wind nebula

Using NuSTAR and XMM-Newton satellites, astronomers from New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi have observed a pulsar known as PSR J1930+1852 and its pulsar wind nebula (PWN). Results of the observational campaign, published ...

Jul 8, 2025
Phys.org / Grigoriev 1: New eclipsing variable star discovered in the Pegasus constellation

Astronomers from the Center of Astronomical and Space Education in Moscow report the discovery of a new star, which turned out to be an eclipsing variable binary. The finding of the new star, which received designation Grigoriev ...

Jul 7, 2025
Phys.org / Quasi-periodic oscillations detected in X-ray binary SXP31.0

Astronomers from the University of Turku in Finland and elsewhere have performed a broadband spectral and timing study of an X-ray binary designated XTE J0111.2−7317, which resulted in the detection of quasi-periodic oscillations ...

Jul 4, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers discover a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting a nearby star

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new super-Earth exoplanet that orbits a nearby M dwarf star. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-1846 b, ...

Jul 2, 2025
Phys.org / Radio observations shed more light on the properties of Pandora's Cluster

Using the Very Large Array (VLA), astronomers have performed radio observations of a galaxy cluster Abell 2744, nicknamed Pandora's Cluster. As a result, they obtained the deepest high-resolution radio image of this cluster, ...

Jul 1, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers detect five young stars in the Chamaeleon cloud complex

Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), astronomers have performed large-scale radio observations of a star-forming region known as the Chamaeleon cloud complex. The observational campaign, which detected five ...

Jun 30, 2025
Phys.org / Supernova remnant SNR J0450.4−7050 investigated in detail

An international team of astronomers has employed various satellites and ground-based telescopes to perform multiwavelength observations of a supernova remnant known as SNR J0450.4−7050. Results of the observational campaign, ...

Jun 26, 2025
Phys.org / ESO 280-SC06 is a tidally disrupted globular cluster that has lost almost all its mass, observations reveal

Using the Magellan Telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, astronomers have performed a chemical study of a globular cluster known as ESO 280-SC06. As a result, they found that ESO 280-SC06 is a tidally disrupted ...

Jun 25, 2025
Phys.org / Observations of binary system V455 Car suggest a possible third companion

Chinese astronomers have employed NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to observe an eclipsing binary of the Algol-type, designated V455 Car. Results of the observational campaign are published in the journal ...

Jun 24, 2025
Phys.org / Catching a jellyfish in the sky: New galaxy discovered with the James Webb Space Telescope

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers from Canada and Switzerland have discovered a new galaxy, which received designation COSMOS2020-635829. The newfound object appears to undergo a ram pressure stripping ...

Jun 23, 2025
Phys.org / The Cosmic Owl: Astronomers discover a peculiar galaxy merger

An international team of astronomers reports the detection of a peculiar merger of two similar ring galaxies that morphologically resemble an owl's face. The discovery of this galaxy merger, dubbed the "Cosmic Owl," is presented ...

Jun 19, 2025
Phys.org / Structural and kinematical properties of globular cluster NGC 5634 challenge its Sagittarius origins

By analyzing the data from the DESI Legacy Imaging Survey, Chinese astronomers have investigated a globular cluster known as NGC 5634. Results of the new study, published June 5 on the arXiv pre-print server, provide more ...

Jun 18, 2025