Nature Astronomy

Article	Citations
Feedback gets a stellar review	305
A rebounding instability	268
Next stop the Moon	245
Pinpointing the origins of radio flashes	236
Oxygen as atmospheric thermometer	236
A new lens for quasar host masses	219
Observations of a very energetic ultraviolet and optical flare with a space telescope	203
Two decades for twin rovers	183
Women astronomers in Afghanistan need the world’s support	178
Life might seem out of whack	166
Enhanced star formation through the high-temperature formation of H2 on carbonaceous dust grains	138
Mapping of an early quenched massive galaxy and its neighbourhood	134
Small-body exploration with an in situ probe	119
Early Mars habitability and global cooling by H2-based methanogens	115
Subaru’s spectrometer with thousands of eyes	114
Identification of the weak-to-strong transition in Alfvénic turbulence from space plasma	112
Detection of ultra-fast radio bursts from FRB 20121102A	109
The impact of satellite trails on Hubble Space Telescope observations	106
A blazar in the epoch of reionization	105
Predicted future fate of COSMOS galaxy protoclusters over 11 Gyr with constrained simulations	101
An aspherical distribution for the explosive burning ash of core-collapse supernovae	99
SiO and a super-stellar C/O ratio in the atmosphere of the giant exoplanet WASP-121 b	98
The formation of merging black holes with masses beyond 30 M⊙ at solar metallicity	98
Insight into multi-step geological evolution of C-type asteroids from Ryugu particles	93
A multi-cubic-kilometre neutrino telescope in the western Pacific Ocean	91

Insights into star formation and dispersal from the synchronization of stellar clocks	89
Black in galaxy astrophysics	88
A new class of rocky exoplanets?	83
Radar signatures of active lava flows on Venus	80
Chilean astronomy and climate change	79
Author Correction: A low-density ocean inside Titan inferred from Cassini data	79
Scanning for planetary cores with single-receiver intersource correlations	77
The super-resolved megamasers of NGC 4258	74
Spectral determination of the colour and vertical structure of dark spots in Neptune’s atmosphere	72
Settling a cosmic metal debate	71
The scourge of harassment in astronomy	71
Odd radio circles ring galaxies	69
Save the Earth… and space	69
A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of Ryugu	67
A call to address humanity’s cosmic footprint	66
Effects of density and temperature variations on the metallicity of Mrk 71	64
The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroid	63
A fast X-ray transient from a weak relativistic jet associated with a type Ic-BL supernova	62
The future ability to test theories of gravity with black-hole shadows	62
Unnecessary risks created by uncontrolled rocket reentries	61
Direct measurement of decimetre-sized rocky material in the Oort cloud	61
A JWST/DiSCo-TNOs portrait of the primordial Solar System through its trans-Neptunian objects	61
Direct detection of ultralight dark matter bound to the Sun with space quantum sensors	61
The main barriers to distributed interaction are not technological	60
Nitrogen-rich organics from comets probed by ultra-carbonaceous Antarctic micrometeorites	60
Geomorphic contexts and science focus of the Zhurong landing site on Mars	59
Stress testing ΛCDM with high-redshift galaxy candidates	59
Discovery of a radio-emitting neutron star with an ultra-long spin period of 76 s	59
Boiling oceans and compressional tectonics on emerging ocean worlds	57
Enhanced magnetic activity in rapidly rotating binary stars	57
Radio show for rare type Ia	57
Evaluation of the InSightSeers and DART Boarders mission observer programmes	56
Publisher Correction: Diamond precipitation dynamics from hydrocarbons at icy planet interior conditions	55
Planets form from rings	55
IR 2022: An infrared-bright future for ground-based IR observatories in the era of JWST	54
Where solar wind meets interstellar medium	54
Creation of inclusive spaces with astromimicry	54
Ice formation physics explains puzzling observations of CO in planetary birthplaces	53
Chromospheric and coronal heating in an active region plage by dissipation of currents from braiding	53
Companion-induced accretion in protobinaries	52
Tips for submission success	51
A very metallic gas giant	51
Formation of rocky super-earths from a narrow ring of planetesimals	50
Rejuvenation of an ancient observatory in southern India	50
Oceans under the light of moribund stars	49
Still hope for the atmosphere of TRAPPIST-1 c	49
Subchromospheric magnetic reconnection on the Sun	49
Coeval star formation in ultra diffuse galaxies	48
Exploring the Universe before the Big Bang	48
Using artificial intelligence to transform astrobiology	48

Insights from early life in the 3.45-Ga Kitty’s Gap Chert for the search for elusive life in the Universe	47
Universal bimodality in kinematic morphology and the divergent pathways to galaxy quenching	47
The use of double-mode RR Lyrae stars as robust distance and metallicity indicators	47
Infant-phase reddening by surface Fe-peak elements in a normal type Ia supernova	47
Detection of an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting the nearby ultracool dwarf star SPECULOOS-3	46
Signatures of strong magnetization and a metal-poor atmosphere for a Neptune-sized exoplanet	46
The Milky Way’s plane of satellites is consistent with ΛCDM	46
Mature lunar soils from Fe-rich and young mare basalts in the Chang’e-5 regolith samples	46
Spatially resolved imaging of the inner Fomalhaut disk using JWST/MIRI	45
Impact mixing among rocky planetesimals in the early Solar System from angrite oxygen isotopes	45
High-energy neutrinos from the vicinity of the supermassive black hole in NGC 1068	45
Radio pulsations from a neutron star within the gamma-ray binary LS I +61° 303	45
Changing-look active galactic nuclei	44
Extensive diffuse Lyman-α emission correlated with cosmic structure	44
Determination of the birth-mass function of neutron stars from observations	44
X-ray polarimetry poses challenges in Her X-1	44
JWST reinforces the Hubble tension	43
Fast radio bursts that last only a few microseconds	43
A tapestry of gravitational waveforms to study black hole mergers	43
Where should Chang’e-6 collect samples on the farside of the Moon?	43
Evidence of haze control of Pluto’s atmospheric heat balance from JWST/MIRI thermal light curves	42
Under alien suns	42
Black-hole activity feedback across vast scales	42
Spoiling space	41
Slow-moving magnetar a new breed?	41
Scientific change demands new ways to collaborate	41
Geologically rapid aqueous mineral alteration at subfreezing temperatures in icy worlds	41
Detection of a septuple stellar system in formation via disk fragmentation	40
Starlink will swamp some SKA frequencies	40
An early giant planet instability recorded in asteroidal meteorites	39
Transverse oscillations and an energy source in a strongly magnetized sunspot	39
Numerical evidence for a small-scale dynamo approaching solar magnetic Prandtl numbers	39
A large-scale magnetic field produced by a solar-like dynamo in binary neutron star mergers	39
Towards sustainable space research in France	39
Azimuthal C/O variations in a planet-forming disk	39
Accurate oxygen abundance of interstellar gas in Mrk 71 from optical and infrared spectra	38
The carbon footprint of astronomy research in the Netherlands	38
An abrupt change in the stellar spin-down law at the fully convective boundary	38
Efficient micromirror confinement of sub-teraelectronvolt cosmic rays in galaxy clusters	38
A Keplerian disk with a four-arm spiral birthing an episodically accreting high-mass protostar	38
Optical properties of organic haze analogues in water-rich exoplanet atmospheres observable with JWST	37
Detection of apatite in ferroan anorthosite indicative of a volatile-rich early lunar crust	37
Stochastic accretion of the Earth	37
Astrophysical constraints from the SARAS 3 non-detection of the cosmic dawn sky-averaged 21-cm signal	37
60 years of ESO and counting	36
The case for a minute-long merger-driven gamma-ray burst from fast-cooling synchrotron emission	36
Interstellar objects through the X-rays	36
On our bookshelf	36
Looking for water in arid worlds	36
Author Correction: Bayesian analysis of Enceladus’s plume data to assess methanogenesis	35
Observatories see poor forecast	35
Hubert Reeves (1932–2023)	35
Cospatial ice mapping of H2O with CO2 and CO across a molecular cloud with JWST/NIRCam	34
Artificial intelligence compels the astronomy community to rethink research identity and redefine excellence	34
Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heliosphere	34
Could the perfect stellar fly-by have shaped our Solar System?	34
Author Correction: Uncovering a population of gravitational lens galaxies with magnified standard candle SN Zwicky	34
Author Correction: Dynamical dark energy in light of the DESI DR2 baryonic acoustic oscillations measurements	33
Predicted diversity in water content of terrestrial exoplanets orbiting M dwarfs	33
The (probable) gas-rich nature of K2-18 b	33
Concerning the possible exomoons around Kepler-1625 b and Kepler-1708 b	32
A younger Universe implied by satellite pair correlations from SDSS observations of massive galaxy groups	32
Mineral and chemical detail of rocky exoplanet surfaces could be detectable	32
Astronomy as a strategic driver for sustainable development	31
Author Correction: Co-precession of a curved jet and compact accretion disk in M87	31
A swarm of dusty objects in orbit around the central star of planetary nebula WeSb 1	31
X-ray eruptions every 22 days from the nucleus of a nearby galaxy	31
Probable impact scenarios reproduce the structure of Mercury	31
Observation and origin of non-thermal hard X-rays from Jupiter	31
JWST/NIRCam detections of dusty subsolar-mass young stellar objects in the Small Magellanic Cloud	31
The faint light in groups and clusters of galaxies	31
Hypervelocity stars are far-flung	31
A galactic pearl in a distorted shell	31
Evidence for a brief appearance of gamma-ray periodicity after a compact star merger	31
Open issues for open science	30
Shaping Mercury	30
Umbrella-like stellar stream of NGC 922	30
The varying accretion at PDS 70	29
Reach for the stars and the public	29
High abundances hidden in the dusty medium	29

Planet-sized laboratories offer cosmological insights	28
EAS 2022 takes positive steps forward for sustainable astronomy	28
Primordial water formed in the era of the first stars	28
Weighing galaxy clusters with shocks	28
Author Correction: Proton acceleration in thermonuclear nova explosions revealed by gamma rays	28
The fleeting, beating heart of the Snake	28
Mapping the influence of massive stars	28
Why wide Jupiter-mass binary objects cannot form	27
The dissipation of the solar nebula constrained by impacts and core cooling in planetesimals	27
The cosmos through the lenses of astronomy and art	27
Black in cosmology	27
The origins of very-wide-orbit planets	27
An active phased array radar in China	27
A new rotation period and longitude system for Uranus	26
Variability of extragalactic X-ray jets on kiloparsec scales	26
Progress in the development of small-celestial-body anchoring robots	26
Low-temperature formation of pyridine and (iso)quinoline via neutral–neutral reactions	26
First compositional analysis of Ryugu samples by the MicrOmega hyperspectral microscope	26
Fluorescently excited CO emission in the 49 Ceti debris disk spatially resolved by JWST/NIRSpec	26
The indiscriminate adoption of AI threatens the foundations of academia	26
Identification of basins of attraction in the local Universe	26
An exomoon survey of 70 cool giant exoplanets and the new candidate Kepler-1708 b-i	26
Determination of the mass distribution of the first stars from the 21-cm signal	26
On our bookshelf	25
Prospecting for primordial black holes	25
Dust from the outer Solar System comes down to Earth	25
Planetary research and the search for life beyond Earth in Kyiv, Ukraine	25
Herschel 200	25
Chandrayaan-3 reveals lunar magma ocean	25
How to plan your astronomy research paper in ten steps	24
Giant planets migrated shortly after the Solar System’s protoplanetary disk dispersed	24
A decade of planets	24
Fostering activities in physics and astronomy in the Nepali community	24
A path to net-zero carbon emissions at the W. M. Keck Observatory	24
Sputnik Planitia as an impactor remnant indicative of an ancient rocky mascon in an oceanless Pluto	24
Radio loud	24
Science at Low Frequencies VIII: how low can we go?	24
Introducing QUOTAS as a new research platform for the data-driven discovery of supermassive black holes	23
A network of velocity-coherent filaments formed by supersonic turbulence in a very-high-velocity H i cloud	23
Detection of the elusive dangling OH ice features at ~2.7 μm in Chamaeleon I with JWST NIRCam	23
OH as a probe of the warm-water cycle in planet-forming disks	23
A mini-TRAPPIST-1 system around Barnard’s Star	23
Communicating astrobiology in words not numbers and with facts not fiction	23
The discovery of the first Earth cousin and the search for life elsewhere	23
Evidence from 162173 Ryugu for the influence of freeze–thaw on the hydration of asteroids	23
A post-starburst pathway for the formation of massive galaxies and black holes at z > 6	23
More spins needed	23
Diverse volcanism and crustal recycling on early Mars	22
The REACH radiometer for detecting the 21-cm hydrogen signal from redshift z ≈ 7.5–28	22
The case for space environmentalism	22
Venus’s atmospheric nitrogen explained by ancient plate tectonics	22
Primordial rotating disk composed of at least 15 dense star-forming clumps at cosmic dawn	22
Hunting for massive black holes in dwarf galaxies	22
Evidence of the fast acceleration of AGN-driven winds at kiloparsec scales	22
Unveiling the population of dual and lensed active galactic nuclei at sub-arcsec separations	22
Why scientists are longing for samples from Mars	21
Dwarf galaxies yesterday, now and tomorrow	21
Chlorofluorocarbons detection perspectives	21
Double or nothing	21
Seeing Bennu through the eyes of OSIRIS-REx	21
Funding and oversight for diversity initiatives	21
How to train your algorithm	21
More than meets the eye	21
Kinematic distortions of the high-redshift Universe as seen from quasar proper motions	20
Exquisite detail from GN-z11’s emission lines	20
Distribution of photospheric swirls	20
Electrons fuelling chorus waves	20
Quasi-periodic eruptions from a newly active black hole	20
Exotic feasts for white dwarfs	20
NASA at a crossroads	20
Prompt-to-afterglow transition of optical emission in a long gamma-ray burst consistent with a fireball	20
Insights into the collapse and expansion of molecular clouds in outflows from observable pressure gradients	20
Author Correction: Discovery of a radiation component from the Vela pulsar reaching 20 teraelectronvolts	20
A survey of the severity of mental health symptoms in the planetary science community	19
Radiation efficiency of electromagnetic wave modes from beam-generated solar radio sources	19
Moon experienced more large impacts than we currently see on its surface	19
Author Correction: Evidence for a vast prograde stellar stream in the solar vicinity	19
The star-crossed paths of the Milky Way and Andromeda	19
Around the hybrid conference world in the COVID-19 era	19
The first billion years according to JWST	18
Stellar mergers as the origin of the blue main-sequence band in young star clusters	18
Identification of more than 40 gravitationally magnified stars in a galaxy at redshift 0.725	18
Bow shock and Local Bubble plasma unveiled by the scintillating millisecond pulsar J0437−4715	18
In situ probes of coronal mass ejections	18
Evidence of ongoing volcanic activity on Venus revealed by Magellan radar	18
From one exoplanet to six thousand	18
Dilution of chemical enrichment in galaxies 600 Myr after the Big Bang	18
Thermal decomposition as the activity driver of near-Earth asteroid (3200) Phaethon	18
Observations of fine coronal structures with high-order solar adaptive optics	18
A fast-rotator post-starburst galaxy quenched by supermassive black-hole feedback at z = 3	18
A tilted dark halo origin of the Galactic disk warp and flare	18
Observationally derived magnetic field strength and 3D components in the HD 142527 disk	18
The case for Mars terraforming research	18
Large exomoons unlikely around Kepler-1625 b and Kepler-1708 b	18
Are magnetized winds the architects of planetary systems?	18