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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 detect new polar cataclysmic variable

Using the ROentgen SATellite (ROSAT), astronomers have discovered a new cataclysmic variable system of the polar subtype. The new polar, which received the designation ZTF J0112+5827, has an orbital period of approximately ...

Mar 5, 2025
Phys.org / Study investigates multiwavelength variability of blazar PKS 0727-11

By analyzing multiwavelength data from various space telescopes and astronomical surveys, Chinese astronomers have explored the long-term variability of a blazar known as PKS 0727-11. Results of the new study, published in ...

Mar 4, 2025
Phys.org / Nine open clusters discovered by astronomers

Astronomers have performed a multiwavelength study of nine open cluster candidates. As a result, they found that all of them are genuine open clusters and characterized by their fundamental properties. The finding was reported ...

Mar 3, 2025
Phys.org / Hydrogen cyanide and acetylene detected in a brown dwarf atmosphere for the first time

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has explored the atmosphere of a nearby brown dwarf binary designated WISE J045853.90+643451.9. As a result, they detected hydrogen cyanide ...

Feb 27, 2025
Phys.org / Study investigates outburst of cataclysmic variable system GK Persei

Chinese astronomers have analyzed the data from NASA's Swift observatory, which extensively observed an outburst of the cataclysmic variable system known as GK Persei. Results of the study, published February 20 on the arXiv ...

Feb 26, 2025
Phys.org / New dwarf galaxy discovered in the halo of Andromeda galaxy

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new dwarf galaxy, which they have named Pegasus VII. The newfound galaxy, which lies about 2.4 million light years away, was identified in the Ultraviolet Near-Infrared ...

Feb 25, 2025
Phys.org / Jupiter-like exoplanet orbiting nearby star detected

Israeli astronomers report the detection of a new Jupiter-like exoplanet using the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS). The newfound alien world orbits a nearby M-dwarf star designated GJ 2126. The discovery ...

Feb 24, 2025
Phys.org / First pulsar discovered by the GCGPS survey

An international team of astronomers reports the detection of the first pulsar by the Globular Clusters GMRT Pulsar Search (GCGPS) survey. The pulsar, designated PSR J1617−2258A, was found in the globular cluster NGC 6093. ...

Feb 20, 2025
Phys.org / Observations investigate long-term X-ray variability of young stellar object HL Tauri

Using ESA's XMM-Newton satellite and NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory, astronomers have observed a young stellar object known as HL Tauri. Results of the observation campaign, presented Feb. 11 on the arXiv pre-print server, ...

Feb 19, 2025
Phys.org / Gaia 19cwm is a dwarf nova of WZ Sge type, observations find

Using the Special Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), Russian astronomers have carried out spectroscopic and photometric observations of a cataclysmic variable designated Gaia 19cwm, finding that it is a dwarf nova of the WZ ...

Feb 18, 2025
Phys.org / Eighteen new pulsars discovered with Arecibo data analysis

Astronomers from West Virginia University and elsewhere report the detection of 18 new pulsars using the Arecibo Observatory (AO) as part of the AO 327-MHz Drift Survey. The findings were detailed in a research paper published ...

Feb 17, 2025
Phys.org / FAST uncovers emission properties of three long-period pulsars

Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), astronomers have investigated the emission properties of three long-period pulsars. Results of the observational campaign are presented in a research ...

Feb 14, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers unveil spectro-polarimetric properties of X-ray binary GX 9+1

Using the X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) and Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), Indian astronomers have observed an X-ray binary system known as GX 9+1. Results of the observational campaign, presented ...

Feb 12, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers uncover details of pulsar M53A's spin and motion

Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) and by analyzing archival Arecibo Observatory data, astronomers have investigated a distant pulsar designated PSR B1310+18A. Results of the new study, ...

Feb 12, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers investigate the evolution of a newly detected supernova

An international team of astronomers has investigated a newly detected Type II supernova designated SN 2024jlf. The new study, detailed in a paper published Jan. 30 on the arXiv pre-print server, yields important information ...

Feb 11, 2025