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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 / Fifteen new giant radio galaxies discovered with ASKAP

Using the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), astronomers have discovered 15 new giant radio galaxies with physical sizes exceeding 3 million light years. The finding was reported in a research paper published ...

Apr 24, 2025
Phys.org / TESS detects new sub-Neptune exoplanet more than three times larger than Earth

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers have detected a new sub-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a bright G-type star. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-3493 b is more ...

Apr 23, 2025
Phys.org / Properties of supernova remnant in nearby galaxy explored in radio continuum study

Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) and Parkes 64-m telescope, an international team of astronomers has performed a radio continuum study of MC SNR J0519–6902—a supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud ...

Apr 22, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers determine the fate of a compact dwarf galaxy

By analyzing the available observational data, astronomers from the Tribhuvan University in Nepal and elsewhere have investigated the properties of a compact dwarf galaxy designated SDSS J134313.15+364457.5 (or J1343+3644 ...

Apr 21, 2025
Phys.org / Indian astronomers investigate the behavior of X-ray binary SXP 138

Using NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), Indian astronomers have observed an X-ray binary system designated SXP 138. Results of the NuSTAR observations, published March 26 on thearXiv pre-print server, ...

Apr 18, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers explore globular cluster system of ultra-diffuse galaxy NGC5846_UDG1

Astronomers from Swinburne University in Australia and elsewhere have employed the Keck II telescope to investigate the globular cluster system of an ultra-diffuse galaxy designated NGC5846_UDG1. Results of the observations, ...

Apr 17, 2025
Phys.org / Cataclysmic variable ASASSN–14dx contains a massive pulsating white dwarf, observations find

An international team of astronomers has performed optical photometric, polarimetric and spectroscopic observations of a cataclysmic variable system known as ASASSN–14dx. Results of the new observations, published April 9 ...

Apr 15, 2025
Phys.org / New sub-Neptune exoplanet orbiting nearby star detected

Using the radial velocity method, an international team of astronomers has discovered a new extrasolar planet orbiting a nearby star known as GI 410. The newfound alien world was classified as a sub-Neptune exoplanet with ...

Apr 14, 2025
Phys.org / X-ray binary 4U 1907+09: NuSTAR observations reveal flux variability and spin-down

Using NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), Indian astronomers have performed X-ray observations of an X-ray binary designated 4U 1907+09. Results of the observational campaign, published April 3 on the arXiv ...

Apr 10, 2025
Phys.org / JWST observations detect dusty disk around the central star of Ring Nebula

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed a planetary nebula designated Messier 57 (also known as NGC 6720), dubbed the Ring Nebula. As a result, they found that the central ...

Apr 9, 2025
Phys.org / Observations explore the persistent nature of X-ray binary 4U 0728-25

Using ESA's XMM-Newton satellite, Italian astronomers have observed a Galactic X-ray binary system known as 4U 0728-25. Results of the new observations, presented in a research paper published March 28 on the arXiv preprint ...

Apr 8, 2025
Phys.org / Methane detected in the atmosphere of the nearest T dwarf

Using the 10.4-m Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), European astronomers have detected methane in the atmosphere of WISEA J181006.18−101000.5—the closest T dwarf to Earth. The finding was reported in a research paper published ...

Apr 7, 2025
Phys.org / HD 144812 is a rare post-red supergiant star in a binary system, observations find

Astronomers from the Czech Republic and Argentina have employed the Gemini South telescope to observe a yellow supergiant star designated HD 144812. The observations found that HD 144812 is a rare post-red supergiant orbited ...

Apr 3, 2025
Phys.org / New distant warm Jupiter discovered with TESS

Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new warm Jupiter exoplanet located more than 1,000 light years away. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-2005 ...

Apr 2, 2025
Phys.org / Multifrequency observations explore radio galaxy 3C 111 and its jet

Using the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), European astronomers have carried out multi-wavelength radio observations of a radio galaxy designated 3C 111. Results of the observational campaign, published March 24 on the arXiv ...

Apr 1, 2025