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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 / 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
Phys.org / Astronomers identify dozens of stellar streams with Gaia

Using ESA's Gaia satellite, astronomers have detected 87 stellar streams associated with globular clusters (GCs) in our Milky Way galaxy. The discovery, which doubles the number of known GC stellar streams, was detailed in ...

Oct 22, 2025
Phys.org / TESS detects two new Jupiter-sized exoplanets orbiting dwarf stars

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and elsewhere, have discovered two new exoplanets orbiting M-dwarf stars. The newfound alien worlds are ...

Oct 21, 2025
Phys.org / Distant galaxy A1689-zD1 found to have unusually low dust-to-gas ratio

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has carried out comprehensive multiwavelength observations of a distant massive ...

Oct 20, 2025
Phys.org / Webb sheds more light on composition of planetary debris around nearby white dwarf

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have performed infrared observations of a planetary debris disk around a nearby white dwarf known as GD 362. Results of the new observations, presented October 8 on ...

Oct 16, 2025
Phys.org / Gaia provides a deep look into the galactic open cluster NGC 2506

Using ESA's Gaia satellite and NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers from the Ege University in Turkey and elsewhere have observed a galactic open cluster known as NGC 2506. Results of the observational ...

Oct 15, 2025