Nature Astronomy

Article	Citations
A rebounding instability	356
Next stop the Moon	325
Pinpointing the origins of radio flashes	294
A new lens for quasar host masses	288
Observations of a very energetic ultraviolet and optical flare with a space telescope	255
Two decades for twin rovers	233
Life might seem out of whack	206
Insights into star formation and dispersal from the synchronization of stellar clocks	158
A blazar in the epoch of reionization	155
Insight into multi-step geological evolution of C-type asteroids from Ryugu particles	128
Mapping of an early quenched massive galaxy and its neighbourhood	127
Subaru’s spectrometer with thousands of eyes	120
Predicted future fate of COSMOS galaxy protoclusters over 11 Gyr with constrained simulations	119
The magic of radio astronomy	115
SiO and a super-stellar C/O ratio in the atmosphere of the giant exoplanet WASP-121 b	108
Small-body exploration with an in situ probe	98
A multi-cubic-kilometre neutrino telescope in the western Pacific Ocean	98
Enhanced star formation through the high-temperature formation of H2 on carbonaceous dust grains	98
The formation of merging black holes with masses beyond 30 M⊙ at solar metallicity	91
Detection of ultra-fast radio bursts from FRB 20121102A	90
Early Mars habitability and global cooling by H2-based methanogens	89
Identification of the weak-to-strong transition in Alfvénic turbulence from space plasma	89
An aspherical distribution for the explosive burning ash of core-collapse supernovae	89
The impact of satellite trails on Hubble Space Telescope observations	88
Black in galaxy astrophysics	87

A new class of rocky exoplanets?	85
Radar signatures of active lava flows on Venus	78
Scanning for planetary cores with single-receiver intersource correlations	73
The super-resolved megamasers of NGC 4258	72
Settling a cosmic metal debate	71
The scourge of harassment in astronomy	70
A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of Ryugu	68
Effects of density and temperature variations on the metallicity of Mrk 71	67
Stringent tests of spin-up theories posed by a millisecond pulsar with an extreme spin-down rate	64
The main barriers to distributed interaction are not technological	63
A call to address humanity’s cosmic footprint	63
Nitrogen-rich organics from comets probed by ultra-carbonaceous Antarctic micrometeorites	62
Author Correction: A low-density ocean inside Titan inferred from Cassini data	62
The dramatic transition of the extreme red supergiant WOH G64 to a yellow hypergiant	61
Spectral determination of the colour and vertical structure of dark spots in Neptune’s atmosphere	61
The future ability to test theories of gravity with black-hole shadows	60
Direct measurement of decimetre-sized rocky material in the Oort cloud	60
The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroid	60
A binary model of long-period radio transients and white dwarf pulsars	60
A fast X-ray transient from a weak relativistic jet associated with a type Ic-BL supernova	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	58
Small moons boil, large moons break	57
A JWST/DiSCo-TNOs portrait of the primordial Solar System through its trans-Neptunian objects	55
Enhanced magnetic activity in rapidly rotating binary stars	55
Direct detection of ultralight dark matter bound to the Sun with space quantum sensors	55
Unnecessary risks created by uncontrolled rocket reentries	55
Worlds between Earth and Neptune defy a simple story	55
Stress testing ΛCDM with high-redshift galaxy candidates	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
Ice formation physics explains puzzling observations of CO in planetary birthplaces	53
Companion-induced accretion in protobinaries	52
Tips for submission success	51
A very metallic gas giant	51
Still hope for the atmosphere of TRAPPIST-1 c	50
Using artificial intelligence to transform astrobiology	50
Chromospheric and coronal heating in an active region plage by dissipation of currents from braiding	50
Rejuvenation of an ancient observatory in southern India	50
Determination of the birth-mass function of neutron stars from observations	50
Coeval star formation in ultra diffuse galaxies	49
Oceans under the light of moribund stars	49
Subchromospheric magnetic reconnection on the Sun	49
Publisher Correction: Diamond precipitation dynamics from hydrocarbons at icy planet interior conditions	48
Exploring the Universe before the Big Bang	48
Insights from early life in the 3.45-Ga Kitty’s Gap Chert for the search for elusive life in the Universe	48
Extensive diffuse Lyman-α emission correlated with cosmic structure	47
Evaluation of the InSightSeers and DART Boarders mission observer programmes	47
How Rubin goes multimessenger	47

The use of double-mode RR Lyrae stars as robust distance and metallicity indicators	47
Detection of an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting the nearby ultracool dwarf star SPECULOOS-3	46
Spatially resolved imaging of the inner Fomalhaut disk using JWST/MIRI	45
Mature lunar soils from Fe-rich and young mare basalts in the Chang’e-5 regolith samples	45
Formation of rocky super-earths from a narrow ring of planetesimals	44
What understanding means in AI-laden astronomy	44
The Milky Way’s plane of satellites is consistent with ΛCDM	43
Impact mixing among rocky planetesimals in the early Solar System from angrite oxygen isotopes	43
High-energy neutrinos from the vicinity of the supermassive black hole in NGC 1068	43
Changing-look active galactic nuclei	42
Universal bimodality in kinematic morphology and the divergent pathways to galaxy quenching	42
X-ray polarimetry poses challenges in Her X-1	41
A tapestry of gravitational waveforms to study black hole mergers	41
JWST reinforces the Hubble tension	41
Scientific change demands new ways to collaborate	40
Black-hole activity feedback across vast scales	40
Slow-moving magnetar a new breed?	40
Fast radio bursts that last only a few microseconds	40
Under alien suns	40
Where should Chang’e-6 collect samples on the farside of the Moon?	40
Spoiling space	39
Starlink will swamp some SKA frequencies	39
Evidence of haze control of Pluto’s atmospheric heat balance from JWST/MIRI thermal light curves	39
Optical properties of organic haze analogues in water-rich exoplanet atmospheres observable with JWST	39
A Keplerian disk with a four-arm spiral birthing an episodically accreting high-mass protostar	39
Efficient micromirror confinement of sub-teraelectronvolt cosmic rays in galaxy clusters	39
An early giant planet instability recorded in asteroidal meteorites	38
Towards sustainable space research in France	38
An adolescent and near-resonant planetary system near the end of photoevaporation	38
Megaelectronvolt-peaked electrons in a coronal source of a solar flare	37
An abrupt change in the stellar spin-down law at the fully convective boundary	37
Detection of a septuple stellar system in formation via disk fragmentation	37
Detection of apatite in ferroan anorthosite indicative of a volatile-rich early lunar crust	35
The case for a minute-long merger-driven gamma-ray burst from fast-cooling synchrotron emission	35
Numerical evidence for a small-scale dynamo approaching solar magnetic Prandtl numbers	35
Transverse oscillations and an energy source in a strongly magnetized sunspot	35
Interstellar objects through the X-rays	34
Astrophysical constraints from the SARAS 3 non-detection of the cosmic dawn sky-averaged 21-cm signal	34
Accurate oxygen abundance of interstellar gas in Mrk 71 from optical and infrared spectra	34
Stochastic accretion of the Earth	34
Direct detection of cosmic-ray-excited H2 in interstellar space	34
60 years of ESO and counting	34
Azimuthal C/O variations in a planet-forming disk	34
A large-scale magnetic field produced by a solar-like dynamo in binary neutron star mergers	34
Observatories see poor forecast	33
Could the perfect stellar fly-by have shaped our Solar System?	33
On our bookshelf	33
Drawing on the full diversity of mind	33
Hubert Reeves (1932–2023)	33
Author Correction: Co-precession of a curved jet and compact accretion disk in M87	32
Author Correction: Bayesian analysis of Enceladus’s plume data to assess methanogenesis	32
Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heliosphere	31
Mineral and chemical detail of rocky exoplanet surfaces could be detectable	31
A swarm of dusty objects in orbit around the central star of planetary nebula WeSb 1	31
Author Correction: Uncovering a population of gravitational lens galaxies with magnified standard candle SN Zwicky	31
Probable impact scenarios reproduce the structure of Mercury	31
A galactic pearl in a distorted shell	30
Astronomy as a strategic driver for sustainable development	30
Author Correction: Dynamical dark energy in light of the DESI DR2 baryonic acoustic oscillations measurements	30
Hypervelocity stars are far-flung	30
Artificial intelligence compels the astronomy community to rethink research identity and redefine excellence	30
The (probable) gas-rich nature of K2-18 b	30
A younger Universe implied by satellite pair correlations from SDSS observations of massive galaxy groups	30
Predicted diversity in water content of terrestrial exoplanets orbiting M dwarfs	30
Cospatial ice mapping of H2O with CO2 and CO across a molecular cloud with JWST/NIRCam	29
Umbrella-like stellar stream of NGC 922	29
Concerning the possible exomoons around Kepler-1625 b and Kepler-1708 b	29
JWST/NIRCam detections of dusty subsolar-mass young stellar objects in the Small Magellanic Cloud	29
X-ray eruptions every 22 days from the nucleus of a nearby galaxy	29
Evidence for a brief appearance of gamma-ray periodicity after a compact star merger	29
EAS 2022 takes positive steps forward for sustainable astronomy	28
The varying accretion at PDS 70	28
Weighing galaxy clusters with shocks	28
High abundances hidden in the dusty medium	28
Open issues for open science	28
Mapping the influence of massive stars	28
Reach for the stars and the public	28
Planet-sized laboratories offer cosmological insights	27
Black in cosmology	27
The cosmos through the lenses of astronomy and art	27

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