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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 / Study investigates very metal-poor star HE 2315−4240

Based on the data from the Magellan-Clay telescope in Chile, astronomers have performed a chemo-dynamical study of a very metal-poor star known as HE 2315−4240. Results of the study, published on the preprint server arXiv, ...

Oct 13, 2024
Phys.org / Team discovers three new magnetic and helium-enriched hot subdwarf stars

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of three new helium-enriched hot subdwarf stars with strong magnetic fields. The finding, made with the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), is detailed in a ...

Oct 9, 2024
Phys.org / Anti-glitches detected in gamma-ray pulsar PSR J1522-5735

By analyzing the data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Russian astronomers have detected anti-glitches in a gamma-ray pulsar designated PSR J1522-5735. The discovery, published September 28 on the pre-print server ...

Oct 8, 2024
Phys.org / Astronomers investigate the nature of a fast-spinning intermediate polar

Using various X-ray space observatories, astronomers from Columbia University in New York and elsewhere have investigated CTCV J2056–3014—an intermediate polar containing one of the fastest-spinning white dwarfs. Results ...

Oct 7, 2024
Phys.org / Astronomers detect multiple extended tidal tails in an old globular cluster

By analyzing the data from various astronomical surveys, astronomers have investigated an old globular cluster known as NGC 288. As a result, they detected multiple extended tidal tails associated with this cluster. The finding ...

Oct 6, 2024
Phys.org / Large radio bubble detected in galaxy NGC 4217

An international team of astronomers has performed radio observations of a star-forming galaxy known as NGC 4217. The observational campaign detected a large radio bubble in the galaxy's halo. The finding was reported in ...

Oct 5, 2024
Phys.org / New super-Neptune exoplanet discovered

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new super-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star. The newly detected alien world, which received the designation TOI-5005 b, is about six times larger ...

Oct 2, 2024
Phys.org / Webb detects fast outflow in the host galaxy of a luminous quasar

An international team of astronomers has employed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to perform spectroscopic observations of a luminous quasar known as J1007+2115. They detected a fast outflow originating from the quasar's ...

Sep 30, 2024
Phys.org / Observations explore the nature of transitional millisecond pulsar PSR J1023+0038

Using the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), astronomers from Italy and Spain have carried out high-temporal-resolution optical spectroscopic observations of a transitional millisecond pulsar designated PSR J1023+0038. Results ...

Sep 28, 2024
Phys.org / NEID Earth Twin Survey discovers its first alien world

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new extrasolar world orbiting a nearby star known as HD 86728. This is the first exoplanet detection made as part of the NEID Earth Twin Survey (NETS). The finding ...

Sep 26, 2024
Phys.org / Study inspects unusual behavior of an X-ray binary

Astronomers from the National Central University in Taiwan have investigated an unusual superorbital period variation of an X-ray binary known as 4U 1820-30. Results of the study, published September 13 on the preprint server ...

Sep 24, 2024
Phys.org / New millisecond pulsar discovered

Using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), astronomers have observed a globular cluster known as Terzan 6. They detected a new millisecond pulsar that is likely associated with this cluster. The finding was reported in a research ...

Sep 23, 2024
Phys.org / Observers detect intraday variability of blazar 1ES 1426+42.8

Astronomers report the detection of optical intraday variability of a blazar known as 1ES 1426+42.8. The new findings, presented in a paper published in the September issue of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, ...

Sep 20, 2024
Phys.org / Observations provide crucial insights into the nature of a white dwarf–brown dwarf binary

Using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers have performed spectrophotometric observations of an eclipsing white dwarf–brown dwarf binary known as WD1032+011. Results of their observational campaign, published September ...

Sep 19, 2024
Phys.org / Astronomers detect hundreds of supernova remnants using novel method

Using a new method exploiting the capabilities of the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE), astronomers have detected 307 new supernova remnants, including seven rare oxygen-rich ones. The finding was presented in a research ...

Sep 18, 2024