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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 / New low-mass quiescent galaxy discovered

By analyzing the data from the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new quiescent galaxy. The newfound system, designated JADES-GS+53.12365-27.80454, turns ...

Jul 25, 2023
Phys.org / Observers investigate a short-period X-ray binary system

Using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have taken a closer look at a short-period high-mass X-ray binary known as CXOU J121538.2+361921. Results of the observational campaign, ...

Jul 24, 2023
Phys.org / New 'super-Earth' orbiting M-dwarf star discovered

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new "super-Earth" exoplanet with NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The newfound alien world, designated TOI-1680 b, is about 50% larger than ...

Jul 20, 2023
Phys.org / Astronomers investigate recent star formation history of the Fireworks Galaxy

Astronomers from the University of Washington in Seattle and elsewhere have conducted Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observations of the nearby Fireworks Galaxy. Results of the observational campaign, presented July 10 on the ...

Jul 19, 2023
Phys.org / New tidal disruption event discovered by Chinese astronomers

Astronomers from the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei report the discovery of a new faint tidal disruption event (TDE). The newfound TDE, designated AT 2023clx is the faintest and closest optical TDE ...

Jul 18, 2023
Phys.org / Astronomers explore the chromosphere of peculiar white dwarfs

Using the 3.6-m New Technology Telescope (NTT) at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, astronomers have observed three peculiar white dwarfs of the DAHe subtype. In their results, they found dipolar chromospheres in two of ...

Jul 17, 2023
Phys.org / Astronomers observe subpulse drifting and nulling of pulsar PSR J0026–1955

Using the upgraded Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (uGMRT), astronomers from India and Australia have performed radio observations of a pulsar known as PSR J0026–1955. Results of the observational campaign, published July ...

Jul 15, 2023
Phys.org / Astronomers discover a luminous nuclear transient

Using NASA's Swift spacecraft, an international team of astronomers has discovered a luminous and slowly-evolving nuclear transient event. The origin of the newly detected transient, designated Swift J221951-484240, is yet ...

Jul 14, 2023
Phys.org / PM 1-322 is a variable planetary nebula, study finds

By analyzing the data from various ground-based facilities and space telescopes, European astronomers have investigated the nature of a peculiar object known as PM 1-322. As a result, they found evidence indicating that PM ...

Jul 13, 2023
Phys.org / Observations shed more light on the properties of the galaxy Markarian 817

Using NASA's Swift spacecraft, an international team of astronomers has carried out a long-term multiwavelength monitoring of a nearby active galaxy known as Markarian 817. Results of the observational campaign, published ...

Jul 10, 2023
Phys.org / Two new sub-Neptunes orbiting nearby stars discovered with TESS

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of two new sub-Neptune exoplanets using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The newfound alien worlds, designated TOI-2084 b and TOI-4184 b, orbit ...

Jul 6, 2023
Phys.org / Open cluster Berkeley 6 investigated in detail

Using ESA's Gaia satellite, Turkish astronomers from the Istanbul University have explored a Galactic open cluster known as Berkeley 6. Results of the study, published June 27 in the Bitlis Eren University Journal of Science, ...

Jul 5, 2023
Phys.org / Quasi-periodic oscillations detected in X-ray binary GX 339−4

Chinese astronomers have used the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) to observe the latest outburst of a low-mass X-ray binary system known as GX 339-4. They detected new quasi-periodic oscillations in this source. Their ...

Jul 4, 2023
Phys.org / New eclipsing cataclysmic variable system discovered

Using the Spektr-RG (SRG) spacecraft and the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new eclipsing cataclysmic variable system, which received designation SRGeJ045359.9+622444 ...

Jul 3, 2023
Phys.org / Nineteen new Wolf-Rayet stars discovered in the Andromeda galaxy

Using the 4.3-m Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT), astronomers Kathryn F. Neugent and Philip Massey, have observed the nearby Andromeda galaxy. In result, they detected 19 new Wolf-Rayet stars in this galaxy. The finding was ...

Jun 29, 2023