Nature Astronomy

Article	Citations
A rebounding instability	364
Next stop the Moon	336
Pinpointing the origins of radio flashes	300
A new lens for quasar host masses	297
Observations of a very energetic ultraviolet and optical flare with a space telescope	259
Two decades for twin rovers	241
Life might seem out of whack	214
Mapping of an early quenched massive galaxy and its neighbourhood	168
Enhanced star formation through the high-temperature formation of H2 on carbonaceous dust grains	131
The formation of merging black holes with masses beyond 30 M⊙ at solar metallicity	128
Subaru’s spectrometer with thousands of eyes	122
SiO and a super-stellar C/O ratio in the atmosphere of the giant exoplanet WASP-121 b	121
The magic of radio astronomy	116
Instantaneous jet power measured in an accreting black hole	115
Identification of the weak-to-strong transition in Alfvénic turbulence from space plasma	102
Small-body exploration with an in situ probe	101
Early Mars habitability and global cooling by H2-based methanogens	99
A blazar in the epoch of reionization	97
Predicted future fate of COSMOS galaxy protoclusters over 11 Gyr with constrained simulations	96
Detection of ultra-fast radio bursts from FRB 20121102A	94
Insights into star formation and dispersal from the synchronization of stellar clocks	92
An aspherical distribution for the explosive burning ash of core-collapse supernovae	92
The impact of satellite trails on Hubble Space Telescope observations	90
Insight into multi-step geological evolution of C-type asteroids from Ryugu particles	89
A multi-cubic-kilometre neutrino telescope in the western Pacific Ocean	89

Black in galaxy astrophysics	78
A new class of rocky exoplanets?	77
Radar signatures of active lava flows on Venus	73
Scanning for planetary cores with single-receiver intersource correlations	73
Settling a cosmic metal debate	72
The super-resolved megamasers of NGC 4258	72
The scourge of harassment in astronomy	67
Boiling oceans and compressional tectonics on emerging ocean worlds	65
Stringent tests of spin-up theories posed by a millisecond pulsar with an extreme spin-down rate	65
A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of Ryugu	64
Small moons boil, large moons break	64
Effects of density and temperature variations on the metallicity of Mrk 71	63
A binary model of long-period radio transients and white dwarf pulsars	62
A JWST/DiSCo-TNOs portrait of the primordial Solar System through its trans-Neptunian objects	62
Worlds between Earth and Neptune defy a simple story	62
The dramatic transition of the extreme red supergiant WOH G64 to a yellow hypergiant	62
The main barriers to distributed interaction are not technological	62
Enhanced magnetic activity in rapidly rotating binary stars	61
A call to address humanity’s cosmic footprint	59
Nitrogen-rich organics from comets probed by ultra-carbonaceous Antarctic micrometeorites	58
A fast X-ray transient from a weak relativistic jet associated with a type Ic-BL supernova	57
Spectral determination of the colour and vertical structure of dark spots in Neptune’s atmosphere	57
Author Correction: A low-density ocean inside Titan inferred from Cassini data	57
Direct detection of ultralight dark matter bound to the Sun with space quantum sensors	56
The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroid	55
The future ability to test theories of gravity with black-hole shadows	55
Stress testing ΛCDM with high-redshift galaxy candidates	55
Unnecessary risks created by uncontrolled rocket reentries	55
Direct measurement of decimetre-sized rocky material in the Oort cloud	54
Radio show for rare type Ia	54
Where solar wind meets interstellar medium	53
IR 2022: An infrared-bright future for ground-based IR observatories in the era of JWST	53
Companion-induced accretion in protobinaries	52
Ice formation physics explains puzzling observations of CO in planetary birthplaces	52
A very metallic gas giant	52
Determination of the birth-mass function of neutron stars from observations	51
Rejuvenation of an ancient observatory in southern India	51
Chromospheric and coronal heating in an active region plage by dissipation of currents from braiding	51
Tips for submission success	51
Still hope for the atmosphere of TRAPPIST-1 c	50
Publisher Correction: Diamond precipitation dynamics from hydrocarbons at icy planet interior conditions	50
Subchromospheric magnetic reconnection on the Sun	50
Coeval star formation in ultra diffuse galaxies	50
Oceans under the light of moribund stars	50
Insights from early life in the 3.45-Ga Kitty’s Gap Chert for the search for elusive life in the Universe	49
Exploring the Universe before the Big Bang	49
The use of double-mode RR Lyrae stars as robust distance and metallicity indicators	48
How Rubin goes multimessenger	47
Extensive diffuse Lyman-α emission correlated with cosmic structure	47
Evaluation of the InSightSeers and DART Boarders mission observer programmes	47

The Milky Way’s plane of satellites is consistent with ΛCDM	46
Impact mixing among rocky planetesimals in the early Solar System from angrite oxygen isotopes	46
Using artificial intelligence to transform astrobiology	46
Universal bimodality in kinematic morphology and the divergent pathways to galaxy quenching	45
Spatially resolved imaging of the inner Fomalhaut disk using JWST/MIRI	45
Detection of an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting the nearby ultracool dwarf star SPECULOOS-3	45
What understanding means in AI-laden astronomy	43
Detection of an atmosphere on a trans-Neptunian object beyond Pluto	43
Mature lunar soils from Fe-rich and young mare basalts in the Chang’e-5 regolith samples	43
Formation of rocky super-earths from a narrow ring of planetesimals	43
High-energy neutrinos from the vicinity of the supermassive black hole in NGC 1068	42
X-ray polarimetry poses challenges in Her X-1	41
JWST reinforces the Hubble tension	41
A tapestry of gravitational waveforms to study black hole mergers	41
Fast radio bursts that last only a few microseconds	41
Black-hole activity feedback across vast scales	41
Changing-look active galactic nuclei	41
Where should Chang’e-6 collect samples on the farside of the Moon?	41
Under alien suns	41
Starlink will swamp some SKA frequencies	40
Slow-moving magnetar a new breed?	40
Spoiling space	40
Scientific change demands new ways to collaborate	40
Numerical evidence for a small-scale dynamo approaching solar magnetic Prandtl numbers	39
Transverse oscillations and an energy source in a strongly magnetized sunspot	39
Megaelectronvolt-peaked electrons in a coronal source of a solar flare	38
Towards sustainable space research in France	38
Efficient micromirror confinement of sub-teraelectronvolt cosmic rays in galaxy clusters	38
Detection of a septuple stellar system in formation via disk fragmentation	37
An adolescent and near-resonant planetary system near the end of photoevaporation	37
Detection of apatite in ferroan anorthosite indicative of a volatile-rich early lunar crust	36
An early giant planet instability recorded in asteroidal meteorites	36
An abrupt change in the stellar spin-down law at the fully convective boundary	36
Accurate oxygen abundance of interstellar gas in Mrk 71 from optical and infrared spectra	35
On our bookshelf	35
A large-scale magnetic field produced by a solar-like dynamo in binary neutron star mergers	35
Evidence of haze control of Pluto’s atmospheric heat balance from JWST/MIRI thermal light curves	35
Direct detection of cosmic-ray-excited H2 in interstellar space	35
Azimuthal C/O variations in a planet-forming disk	35
Four millennia of resilience and renewal through the actions of Iraqi women	34
Stochastic accretion of the Earth	34
Astrophysical constraints from the SARAS 3 non-detection of the cosmic dawn sky-averaged 21-cm signal	34
False negatives in the search for extraterrestrial life	34
The case for a minute-long merger-driven gamma-ray burst from fast-cooling synchrotron emission	34
Interstellar objects through the X-rays	33
A Keplerian disk with a four-arm spiral birthing an episodically accreting high-mass protostar	33
Optical properties of organic haze analogues in water-rich exoplanet atmospheres observable with JWST	33
60 years of ESO and counting	33
Observatories see poor forecast	32
Could the perfect stellar fly-by have shaped our Solar System?	32
On our bookshelf	32
Hubert Reeves (1932–2023)	32
A swarm of dusty objects in orbit around the central star of planetary nebula WeSb 1	31
Author Correction: Co-precession of a curved jet and compact accretion disk in M87	31
Mineral and chemical detail of rocky exoplanet surfaces could be detectable	31
Author Correction: Bayesian analysis of Enceladus’s plume data to assess methanogenesis	31
Drawing on the full diversity of mind	31
A younger Universe implied by satellite pair correlations from SDSS observations of massive galaxy groups	31
The (probable) gas-rich nature of K2-18 b	31
Probable impact scenarios reproduce the structure of Mercury	30
Author Correction: Uncovering a population of gravitational lens galaxies with magnified standard candle SN Zwicky	30
Astronomy as a strategic driver for sustainable development	30
Hypervelocity stars are far-flung	30
A galactic pearl in a distorted shell	30
Artificial intelligence compels the astronomy community to rethink research identity and redefine excellence	30
Author Correction: Dynamical dark energy in light of the DESI DR2 baryonic acoustic oscillations measurements	30
Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heliosphere	29
Concerning the possible exomoons around Kepler-1625 b and Kepler-1708 b	29
X-ray eruptions every 22 days from the nucleus of a nearby galaxy	29
JWST/NIRCam detections of dusty subsolar-mass young stellar objects in the Small Magellanic Cloud	29
Evidence for a brief appearance of gamma-ray periodicity after a compact star merger	28
The varying accretion at PDS 70	28
Cospatial ice mapping of H2O with CO2 and CO across a molecular cloud with JWST/NIRCam	28
Open issues for open science	28
Reach for the stars and the public	28
Predicted diversity in water content of terrestrial exoplanets orbiting M dwarfs	28
Umbrella-like stellar stream of NGC 922	28
High abundances hidden in the dusty medium	28
Planet-sized laboratories offer cosmological insights	27
EAS 2022 takes positive steps forward for sustainable astronomy	27

Weighing galaxy clusters with shocks	27
Mapping the influence of massive stars	27
Black in cosmology	26
The cosmos through the lenses of astronomy and art	26
Fluorescently excited CO emission in the 49 Ceti debris disk spatially resolved by JWST/NIRSpec	26
Primordial water formed in the era of the first stars	26
Mobilizing the strengths of marginalized students in STEM research programmes	26
A persistent bow shock in a diskless magnetized accreting white dwarf	26
The fleeting, beating heart of the Snake	26
Progress in the development of small-celestial-body anchoring robots	26
Identification of basins of attraction in the local Universe	25
Why wide Jupiter-mass binary objects cannot form	25
On our bookshelf	25
Variability of extragalactic X-ray jets on kiloparsec scales	25
The origins of very-wide-orbit planets	25
Challenges to detecting present-day volcanism on Venus	25
Low-temperature formation of pyridine and (iso)quinoline via neutral–neutral reactions	25
Herschel 200	25
The indiscriminate adoption of AI threatens the foundations of academia	25
Determination of the mass distribution of the first stars from the 21-cm signal	25
Prospecting for primordial black holes	25
A new rotation period and longitude system for Uranus	25
A path to net-zero carbon emissions at the W. M. Keck Observatory	24
Giant planets migrated shortly after the Solar System’s protoplanetary disk dispersed	24
Radio loud	24
Planetary research and the search for life beyond Earth in Kyiv, Ukraine	24
Fostering activities in physics and astronomy in the Nepali community	24
Chandrayaan-3 reveals lunar magma ocean	24
How to plan your astronomy research paper in ten steps	24
A post-starburst pathway for the formation of massive galaxies and black holes at z > 6	23
JWST tracks helium escape from the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-107 b	23
Unveiling the population of dual and lensed active galactic nuclei at sub-arcsec separations	23
Evidence of the fast acceleration of AGN-driven winds at kiloparsec scales	23
Introducing QUOTAS as a new research platform for the data-driven discovery of supermassive black holes	23
Evidence of mutually exclusive outflow forms from a black hole X-ray binary	23
Venus’s atmospheric nitrogen explained by ancient plate tectonics	23
Primordial rotating disk composed of at least 15 dense star-forming clumps at cosmic dawn	23
A mini-TRAPPIST-1 system around Barnard’s Star	23
Enrichment by the first stars in a relic dwarf galaxy	23
Communicating astrobiology in words not numbers and with facts not fiction	22
Europa’s thick lid	22
Volatile-rich evolution of molten super-Earth L 98-59 d	22
The REACH radiometer for detecting the 21-cm hydrogen signal from redshift z ≈ 7.5–28	22
More spins needed	22
A network of velocity-coherent filaments formed by supersonic turbulence in a very-high-velocity H i cloud	22
The discovery of the first Earth cousin and the search for life elsewhere	22
The size and shape of Jupiter	21
Metal variations over time	21
Horizontal transport as a source of disequilibrium chemistry on the nightside of a hot exoplanet	21
Diverse volcanism and crustal recycling on early Mars	21
Detection of the elusive dangling OH ice features at ~2.7 μm in Chamaeleon I with JWST NIRCam	21
Sputnik Planitia as an impactor remnant indicative of an ancient rocky mascon in an oceanless Pluto	21
An ultra-high-resolution map of (dark) matter	21
Evidence from 162173 Ryugu for the influence of freeze–thaw on the hydration of asteroids	21
Seeing Bennu through the eyes of OSIRIS-REx	20
From one exoplanet to six thousand	20
Thermal decomposition as the activity driver of near-Earth asteroid (3200) Phaethon	20
Exquisite detail from GN-z11’s emission lines	20
OH as a probe of the warm-water cycle in planet-forming disks	20
Funding and oversight for diversity initiatives	20
NASA at a crossroads	20
Quasi-periodic eruptions from a newly active black hole	20
Observations of fine coronal structures with high-order solar adaptive optics	20
Why scientists are longing for samples from Mars	20
More than meets the eye	20
Distribution of photospheric swirls	20
Electrons fuelling chorus waves	20
The shape of Jupiter is redefined by radio-occultation data from the Juno spacecraft	20
Double or nothing	20
Jupiter-like uniform metal enrichment in a system of multiple giant exoplanets	19
The star-crossed paths of the Milky Way and Andromeda	19
Author Correction: Discovery of a radiation component from the Vela pulsar reaching 20 teraelectronvolts	19
Radiation efficiency of electromagnetic wave modes from beam-generated solar radio sources	19
Geological diversity and microbiological potential of lakes on Mars	19
Observationally derived magnetic field strength and 3D components in the HD 142527 disk	19
Finding a galaxy in a haystack	19
Prompt-to-afterglow transition of optical emission in a long gamma-ray burst consistent with a fireball	19
A tilted dark halo origin of the Galactic disk warp and flare	19
Kinematic distortions of the high-redshift Universe as seen from quasar proper motions	19
Moon experienced more large impacts than we currently see on its surface	19
SOHO’s 30-year legacy of observing the Sun	19
A subsolar oxygen abundance or a radiative region deep in Jupiter revealed by thermochemical modelling	19
Bow shock and Local Bubble plasma unveiled by the scintillating millisecond pulsar J0437−4715	19
Insights into the collapse and expansion of molecular clouds in outflows from observable pressure gradients	19
A survey of the severity of mental health symptoms in the planetary science community	18
Dynamical dark energy in light of the DESI DR2 baryonic acoustic oscillations measurements	18
A fast-rotator post-starburst galaxy quenched by supermassive black-hole feedback at z = 3	18
A dynamically evolved galaxy in the early Universe	18
Dilution of chemical enrichment in galaxies 600 Myr after the Big Bang	18
The timescale for the emergence of star clusters depends on cluster stellar mass	18
Evidence of ongoing volcanic activity on Venus revealed by Magellan radar	18
Around the hybrid conference world in the COVID-19 era	18
Identification of more than 40 gravitationally magnified stars in a galaxy at redshift 0.725	18
Large exomoons unlikely around Kepler-1625 b and Kepler-1708 b	18
A quantum view of lensed images	17