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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 / The Westerlund 1 star cluster: Hubble unveils detailed structure

Using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers have observed a supermassive galactic open cluster designated Westerlund 1. Results of the study, published Jan. 28 on the pre-print server arXiv, yield essential details ...

Feb 10, 2025
Phys.org / Unique metal-poor luminous blue variable inspected by astronomers

Russian astronomers have conducted photometric observations of a unique extremely metal-poor luminous blue variable star known as DDO68-V1. Results of the observational campaign, published Jan. 28 on the arXiv pre-print server, ...

Feb 6, 2025
Phys.org / Optical observations explore the nature of supernova remnant G206.7+5.9

Astronomers from Turkey and Japan have performed optical observations of a recently discovered nearby supernova remnant known as G206.7+5.9. Results of their observations, published Jan. 28 on the arXiv pre-print server, ...

Feb 4, 2025
Phys.org / High-resolution observations shed more light on a peculiar brown dwarf system

Using the Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer (KPIC), astronomers have performed high-resolution spectroscopic observations of a brown dwarf known as HD 206893 B. Results of the observational campaign, presented Jan. 23 ...

Feb 3, 2025
Phys.org / Ultra-massive white dwarf reveals 19 pulsation modes, a new record

Using the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) and the Apache Point Observatory (APO), an international team of astronomers has detected 19 pulsation modes in an ultra-massive white dwarf known as WD J0135+5722. The discovery, ...

Jan 30, 2025
Phys.org / Hubble reveals unusual globular clusters in ultra-diffuse galaxy FCC 224

Using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers from the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) and elsewhere have observed an ultra-diffuse galaxy known as FCC 224. Results of the observational campaign, published ...

Jan 29, 2025
Phys.org / Cataclysmic variable V1425 Aql has an arc-shaped nova shell, observations find

Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT), Chilean astronomers have observed a cataclysmic variable known as V1425 Aql. As a result, they have found that this system hosts an arc-shaped nova shell. The finding is presented in ...

Jan 28, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers discover new lensed, dual and projected quasars

Chinese astronomers have investigated quasar candidates from the DESI Legacy Surveys (DESI-LS) photometry catalog. As a result, they detected 19 strongly-lensed, dual and projected quasars. The finding was reported in a paper ...

Jan 27, 2025
Phys.org / Two sub-Neptune exoplanets detected by astronomers

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered two sub-Neptune exoplanets orbiting a subgiant star known as TOI-6054. The newfound alien worlds are nearly three ...

Jan 23, 2025
Phys.org / New radio transients discovered with MeerKAT

Using the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa, an international team of astronomers has detected 26 new Galactic radio transients. Most of them turned out to be rotating radio transients (RRATs). The finding is detailed in ...

Jan 22, 2025
Phys.org / X-ray observations uncover merger process in a nearby low-mass galaxy cluster

Using NASA's Chandra and ESA's XMM-Newton spacecraft, an international team of astronomers have performed X-ray observations of a nearby low-mass galaxy cluster designated PSZ2 G181.06+48.47. The observational campaign, detailed ...

Jan 21, 2025
Phys.org / Newly discovered group hosts two optically dark star-forming galaxies

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new compact galaxy group using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The new group, designated CGG-z4, hosts two optically dark star-forming ...

Jan 20, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers detect peculiar features in the stellar halo of dwarf galaxy NGC 300

Using the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), an international team of astronomers have performed deep optical observations of a dwarf galaxy known as NGC 300. As a result, they detected a stellar stream, shells ...

Jan 16, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers detect new eclipsing binary system

Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new eclipsing binary system with a relatively low mass and long orbital ...

Jan 15, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers discover a new dense sub-Saturn exoplanet

An international team of astronomers has reported the detection of a new exoplanet orbiting a bright late F-type star. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-6038 A b, is about six times larger and nearly 80 times more ...

Jan 14, 2025