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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 explore the properties of quasar 1604+159

Chinese astronomers have conducted multi-frequency polarimetric observations of a quasar known as 1604+159. Results of the observational campaign, published August 13 on the pre-print server arXiv, shed more light on the ...

Aug 20, 2024
Phys.org / Observations investigate the connection of a supernova remnant with a nearby H II region

Chinese astronomers have performed multi-wavelength observations of a galactic supernova remnant known as HB9. Results of the observational campaign, published August 9 on the preprint server arXiv, shed more light on the ...

Aug 19, 2024
Phys.org / Astronomers identify more than one thousand new star cluster candidates

By analyzing the images obtained with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has managed to identify more than 1,000 new star cluster candidates in the Cigar Galaxy. The finding was reported ...

Aug 15, 2024
Phys.org / New massive eccentric brown dwarf discovered

An international team of astronomers has reported the discovery of a new brown dwarf, which received designation TOI-2490 b. The newfound object is about 74 times more massive than Jupiter and orbits a sun-like star on a ...

Aug 14, 2024
Phys.org / Astronomers detect a blazar exhibiting sinusoidal radio variability

An international team of astronomers reports the detection of a blazar with highly significant sinusoidal radio variability using the Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO). The finding was detailed in a research paper published ...

Aug 13, 2024
Phys.org / Newly discovered X-ray binary system contains a white dwarf, observations find

Astronomers from the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and elsewhere have observed an X-ray binary system known as CXOU J005245.0-722844. They detected an X-ray outburst from this binary and found that it harbors a white ...

Aug 12, 2024
Phys.org / Astronomers discover two new super-Earths orbiting nearby stars

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected two new super-Earth exoplanets orbiting nearby M-dwarf stars. The newfound exoplanets, designated TOI-6002 b and ...

Aug 8, 2024
Phys.org / Researchers investigate coronal mass ejection on the star AB Doradus

Researchers from Leiden University in the Netherlands have conducted a study of coronal mass ejections on a young solar-type star known as AB Doradus. Results of the new research, published August 1 on the pre-print server ...

Aug 7, 2024
Phys.org / Astronomers discover new supergiant-rich stellar cluster

Astronomers report the discovery of a new galactic stellar cluster located some 24,000 light years away. The newfound cluster, which received the designation Barbá 2, turns out to host at least several supergiant stars. The ...

Aug 6, 2024
Phys.org / LAMOST J2354 binary hosts an unseen massive white dwarf, study suggests

Astronomers from the Ohio State University (OSU) and University of Hawai'i have performed spectroscopic observations of a recently-discovered binary system known as LAMOST J2354, which contains a dark companion star. Results ...

Aug 5, 2024
Phys.org / TIC 441725813 is a hybrid pulsating subdwarf star, study finds

Astronomers have employed NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to observe a subdwarf star designated TIC 441725813. In result, they found that TIC 441725813 is a hybrid hot B subdwarf pulsator. The discovery ...

Aug 1, 2024
Phys.org / Additional planet orbiting the star TOI-1408 discovered

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, an international team of astronomers has detected a second planet orbiting a distant main sequence star known as TOI-1408. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-1408 ...

Jul 31, 2024
Phys.org / Astronomers observe eclipses of pulsar PSR J0024−7204O

Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, astronomers have observed eclipses in the radio emission of a pulsar known as PSR J0024−7204O. Results of the observational campaign, published on the preprint server arXiv, could help us ...

Jul 30, 2024
Phys.org / Globular cluster NGC 6558 explored with Gemini Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope

Using the Gemini Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), an international team of astronomers has investigated a Galactic globular cluster known as NGC 6558. Results of the new study, published July 22 on the pre-print ...

Jul 29, 2024
Phys.org / Study sheds more light on the nature of pulsar PSR J1227−6208

Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfRA) in Bonn, Germany and elsewhere have inspected a recycled pulsar known as PSR J1227−6208. The new study, published July 18 on the preprint server arXiv, ...

Jul 26, 2024