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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 / Deep imaging suggests isolated galaxy forms stars without signs of past mergers

Using the Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT3), Spanish astronomers have conducted deep optical imaging of an isolated dwarf galaxy known as NGC 6789. Results of the new observations, presented November 10 on the arXiv preprint ...

Nov 18, 2025
Phys.org / ID830 is the most X-ray luminous radio-loud quasar, observations find

An international team of astronomers have employed the Spektr-RG spacecraft and various ground-based telescopes to investigate a distant quasar known as ID830. Results of the new observations, published November 7 on the ...

Nov 17, 2025
Phys.org / Exploring the origin of a distant Type Ibn supernova found far from its host galaxy

An international team of astronomers has performed photometric and spectroscopic observations of a distant Type Ibn supernova known as SN 2024acyl. Results of the observational campaign, published November 6 on the arXiv ...

Nov 13, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers discover new pulsating ultraluminous X-ray source

Using ESA's XMM-Newton satellite, European astronomers have observed ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) in the galaxy NGC 4631. As a result, they detected a new pulsating ULX, which received the designation X-8. The research ...

Nov 12, 2025
Phys.org / Observations suggest GRB origin for fast X-ray transient detected by Einstein Probe

Astronomers have conducted multiwavelength observations of a recently detected fast X-ray transient designated EP241107a. Results of the observational campaign, published November 4 on the arXiv preprint server, shed more ...

Nov 11, 2025
Phys.org / Totally-eclipsing binary UZ Draconis inspected with TESS

Astronomers from Keele University in the UK have utilized NASA's planet-hunting TESS telescope to investigate a totally-eclipsing binary known as UZ Draconis. Results of the new observations, published October 31 on the arXiv ...

Nov 10, 2025
Phys.org / Nearby pulsar offers insights into emission physics near the death line

Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), astronomers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and elsewhere have observed a nearby pulsar known as PSR J2129+4119. Results of the observational ...

Nov 6, 2025
Phys.org / SXDF-NB1006-2 is a young starburst galaxy experiencing ionized gas outflows, observations find

An international team of astronomers has employed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe a distant galaxy designated SXDF-NB1006-2. As a result, they found that SXDF-NB1006-2 is a young starburst galaxy that experiences ...

Nov 6, 2025
Phys.org / Two FAST-discovered pulsars: Follow-up observations determine their fundamental parameters

Using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), astronomers from West Virginia University and elsewhere have observed two distant pulsars identified with the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST). Results of ...

Nov 4, 2025
Phys.org / Quasi-periodic oscillation detected in distant blazar's gamma-ray band

Using NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope, astronomers from Shanghai Normal University in China and elsewhere have investigated a distant blazar known as 4FGL J0309.9-6058. As a result, they identified quasi-periodic oscillation ...

Nov 3, 2025
Phys.org / Nova Scorpii 2023 shows months-long X-ray variability after stellar outburst

Using NASA's Swift spacecraft, an international team of astronomers have performed X-ray observations of a classical nova named Nova Scorpii 2023. Results of the observational campaign, published October 21 on the pre-print ...

Oct 30, 2025
Phys.org / Mini-Neptune exoplanet orbiting bright K-type star discovered with TESS

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers have detected a new exoplanet orbiting a bright K-type star known as TOI-283. The newfound alien world, which received the designation ...

Oct 30, 2025
Phys.org / JWST observations discover large debris disk around nearby M dwarf

An international team of astronomers have employed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe a nearby M-dwarf star known as TWA 20. As a result, they detected a large debris disk around this star. The finding was reported ...

Oct 28, 2025
Phys.org / MeerKAT detects 30 new radio transient pulsars

Using the MeerKAT telescope, an international team of astronomers have detected 30 new radio transient pulsars as part of the Meer(more) TRAnsients and Pulsars (MeerTRAP) project. The discovery was reported in a paper published ...

Oct 27, 2025
Phys.org / Comprehensive study examines properties of 1,449 planetary nebulae across the Milky Way

By analyzing the data from the HASH database, astronomers have conducted a comprehensive study of nearly 1,500 planetary nebulae in the Milky Way galaxy. Results of the study, published October 15 on the arXiv preprint server, ...

Oct 23, 2025