Nature Astronomy

Article	Citations
Two decades for twin rovers	281
Feedback gets a stellar review	237
A rebounding instability	225
Observations of a very energetic ultraviolet and optical flare with a space telescope	223
Next stop the Moon	218
Oxygen as atmospheric thermometer	208
Pinpointing the origins of radio flashes	200
A new lens for quasar host masses	178
Women astronomers in Afghanistan need the world’s support	160
Life might seem out of whack	150
SiO and a super-stellar C/O ratio in the atmosphere of the giant exoplanet WASP-121 b	149
The formation of merging black holes with masses beyond 30 M⊙ at solar metallicity	129
A radio technosignature search towards Proxima Centauri resulting in a signal of interest	123
Early Mars habitability and global cooling by H2-based methanogens	106
Subaru’s spectrometer with thousands of eyes	105
A blazar in the epoch of reionization	103
Enhanced star formation through the high-temperature formation of H2 on carbonaceous dust grains	97
Detection of ultra-fast radio bursts from FRB 20121102A	96
Knowing when to stop	95
A multi-cubic-kilometre neutrino telescope in the western Pacific Ocean	95
Mapping of an early quenched massive galaxy and its neighbourhood	93
The impact of satellite trails on Hubble Space Telescope observations	91
An aspherical distribution for the explosive burning ash of core-collapse supernovae	90
Predicted future fate of COSMOS galaxy protoclusters over 11 Gyr with constrained simulations	83
Identification of the weak-to-strong transition in Alfvénic turbulence from space plasma	82

Insights into star formation and dispersal from the synchronization of stellar clocks	81
The scourge of harassment in astronomy	80
Insight into multi-step geological evolution of C-type asteroids from Ryugu particles	80
Save the Earth… and space	79
Effects of density and temperature variations on the metallicity of Mrk 71	76
Odd radio circles ring galaxies	76
A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of Ryugu	75
The main barriers to distributed interaction are not technological	71
Direct detection of ultralight dark matter bound to the Sun with space quantum sensors	71
Stress testing ΛCDM with high-redshift galaxy candidates	70
Radar signatures of active lava flows on Venus	67
Author Correction: A low-density ocean inside Titan inferred from Cassini data	64
Exhibition: Reflections on the Universe	64
Chilean astronomy and climate change	64
Scanning for planetary cores with single-receiver intersource correlations	62
The super-resolved megamasers of NGC 4258	62
Settling a cosmic metal debate	59
Spectral determination of the colour and vertical structure of dark spots in Neptune’s atmosphere	59
Analysis of the Breakthrough Listen signal of interest blc1 with a technosignature verification framework	58
Nitrogen-rich organics from comets probed by ultra-carbonaceous Antarctic micrometeorites	58
A new class of rocky exoplanets?	58
Black in galaxy astrophysics	57
A call to address humanity’s cosmic footprint	57
Enhanced magnetic activity in rapidly rotating binary stars	56
Discovery of a radio-emitting neutron star with an ultra-long spin period of 76 s	56
Geomorphic contexts and science focus of the Zhurong landing site on Mars	53
A fast X-ray transient from a weak relativistic jet associated with a type Ic-BL supernova	53
Direct measurement of decimetre-sized rocky material in the Oort cloud	53
A JWST/DiSCo-TNOs portrait of the primordial Solar System through its trans-Neptunian objects	53
The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroid	52
Unnecessary risks created by uncontrolled rocket reentries	52
Evaluation of the InSightSeers and DART Boarders mission observer programmes	51
Creation of inclusive spaces with astromimicry	50
Planets form from rings	50
Publisher Correction: Diamond precipitation dynamics from hydrocarbons at icy planet interior conditions	49
Where solar wind meets interstellar medium	49
IR 2022: An infrared-bright future for ground-based IR observatories in the era of JWST	49
Finding humanity on exoplanets	48
Radio show for rare type Ia	48
The use of double-mode RR Lyrae stars as robust distance and metallicity indicators	47
Still hope for the atmosphere of TRAPPIST-1 c	46
Ice formation physics explains puzzling observations of CO in planetary birthplaces	46
A very metallic gas giant	46
Companion-induced accretion in protobinaries	46
Oceans under the light of moribund stars	45
Subchromospheric magnetic reconnection on the Sun	45
Coeval star formation in ultra diffuse galaxies	45
Exploring the Universe before the Big Bang	44
Mature lunar soils from Fe-rich and young mare basalts in the Chang’e-5 regolith samples	44
Universal bimodality in kinematic morphology and the divergent pathways to galaxy quenching	44

Tips for submission success	44
Radio pulsations from a neutron star within the gamma-ray binary LS I +61° 303	43
Chromospheric and coronal heating in an active region plage by dissipation of currents from braiding	43
Rejuvenation of an ancient observatory in southern India	43
Extensive diffuse Lyman-α emission correlated with cosmic structure	43
Determination of the birth-mass function of neutron stars from observations	43
Detection of an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting the nearby ultracool dwarf star SPECULOOS-3	43
Formation of rocky super-earths from a narrow ring of planetesimals	43
Signatures of strong magnetization and a metal-poor atmosphere for a Neptune-sized exoplanet	42
High-energy neutrinos from the vicinity of the supermassive black hole in NGC 1068	42
Using artificial intelligence to transform astrobiology	42
Infant-phase reddening by surface Fe-peak elements in a normal type Ia supernova	41
The Milky Way’s plane of satellites is consistent with ΛCDM	41
Impact mixing among rocky planetesimals in the early Solar System from angrite oxygen isotopes	41
Spatially resolved imaging of the inner Fomalhaut disk using JWST/MIRI	41
Changing-look active galactic nuclei	41
The carbon footprint of astronomy research in the Netherlands	40
JWST reinforces the Hubble tension	40
X-ray polarimetry poses challenges in Her X-1	40
Outflowing with potential	40
Fast radio bursts that last only a few microseconds	39
Towards sustainable space research in France	39
Where should Chang’e-6 collect samples on the farside of the Moon?	39
Transverse oscillations and an energy source in a strongly magnetized sunspot	39
Azimuthal C/O variations in a planet-forming disk	38
Black-hole activity feedback across vast scales	38
An upper limit on late accretion and water delivery in the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet system	38
Detection of apatite in ferroan anorthosite indicative of a volatile-rich early lunar crust	37
The case for a minute-long merger-driven gamma-ray burst from fast-cooling synchrotron emission	37
Optical properties of organic haze analogues in water-rich exoplanet atmospheres observable with JWST	37
Astrophysical constraints from the SARAS 3 non-detection of the cosmic dawn sky-averaged 21-cm signal	36
A tapestry of gravitational waveforms to study black hole mergers	36
Slow-moving magnetar a new breed?	36
Scientific change demands new ways to collaborate	36
Numerical evidence for a small-scale dynamo approaching solar magnetic Prandtl numbers	36
Efficient micromirror confinement of sub-teraelectronvolt cosmic rays in galaxy clusters	36
Under alien suns	36
Starlink will swamp some SKA frequencies	35
Spoiling space	35
Slowly cooling white dwarfs in M13 from stable hydrogen burning	35
An early giant planet instability recorded in asteroidal meteorites	34
An abrupt change in the stellar spin-down law at the fully convective boundary	34
Evidence of haze control of Pluto’s atmospheric heat balance from JWST/MIRI thermal light curves	34
A large-scale magnetic field produced by a solar-like dynamo in binary neutron star mergers	34
Accurate oxygen abundance of interstellar gas in Mrk 71 from optical and infrared spectra	34
Geologically rapid aqueous mineral alteration at subfreezing temperatures in icy worlds	33
Stochastic accretion of the Earth	33
A Keplerian disk with a four-arm spiral birthing an episodically accreting high-mass protostar	33
Interstellar objects through the X-rays	33
60 years of ESO and counting	33
Looking for water in arid worlds	33
Hubert Reeves (1932–2023)	32
Observatories see poor forecast	32
As sweet by any other name?	32
On our bookshelf	32
Stars not getting away with merger	32
Water delivery to a delicate system	31
Author Correction: Bayesian analysis of Enceladus’s plume data to assess methanogenesis	31
The (probable) gas-rich nature of K2-18 b	31
Artificial intelligence compels the astronomy community to rethink research identity and redefine excellence	31
A magnum opus on the Chajnantor plateau	31
Could the perfect stellar fly-by have shaped our Solar System?	31
Author Correction: Uncovering a population of gravitational lens galaxies with magnified standard candle SN Zwicky	30
JWST/NIRCam detections of dusty subsolar-mass young stellar objects in the Small Magellanic Cloud	30
Concerning the possible exomoons around Kepler-1625 b and Kepler-1708 b	29
Cospatial ice mapping of H2O with CO2 and CO across a molecular cloud with JWST/NIRCam	29
Hypervelocity stars are far-flung	29
A younger Universe implied by satellite pair correlations from SDSS observations of massive galaxy groups	29
Probable impact scenarios reproduce the structure of Mercury	29
A swarm of dusty objects in orbit around the central star of planetary nebula WeSb 1	29
Observation and origin of non-thermal hard X-rays from Jupiter	29
A galactic pearl in a distorted shell	29
Astronomy as a strategic driver for sustainable development	28
X-ray eruptions every 22 days from the nucleus of a nearby galaxy	28
Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heliosphere	28
Mineral and chemical detail of rocky exoplanet surfaces could be detectable	28
The faint light in groups and clusters of galaxies	28
Author Correction: Co-precession of a curved jet and compact accretion disk in M87	28
Predicted diversity in water content of terrestrial exoplanets orbiting M dwarfs	28
Open issues for open science	27

Umbrella-like stellar stream of NGC 922	26
Shaping Mercury	26
The varying accretion at PDS 70	26
High abundances hidden in the dusty medium	25
Author Correction: Proton acceleration in thermonuclear nova explosions revealed by gamma rays	25
Planet-sized laboratories offer cosmological insights	25
Weighing galaxy clusters with shocks	25
The astrophysics of rotational energy extraction from a black hole	25
The fleeting, beating heart of the Snake	25
Seismic constraints from a Mars impact experiment using InSight and Perseverance	25
Mapping the influence of massive stars	25
EAS 2022 takes positive steps forward for sustainable astronomy	25
A new rotation period and longitude system for Uranus	24
Why wide Jupiter-mass binary objects cannot form	24
Primordial water formed in the era of the first stars	24
The origins of very-wide-orbit planets	24
Black in cosmology	24
Identification of basins of attraction in the local Universe	24
Reach for the stars and the public	24
First compositional analysis of Ryugu samples by the MicrOmega hyperspectral microscope	23
An active phased array radar in China	23
The dissipation of the solar nebula constrained by impacts and core cooling in planetesimals	23
An exomoon survey of 70 cool giant exoplanets and the new candidate Kepler-1708 b-i	23
Variability of extragalactic X-ray jets on kiloparsec scales	23
Prospecting for primordial black holes	23
Determination of the mass distribution of the first stars from the 21-cm signal	23
Low-temperature formation of pyridine and (iso)quinoline via neutral–neutral reactions	23
Progress in the development of small-celestial-body anchoring robots	23
On our bookshelf	23
Planetary research and the search for life beyond Earth in Kyiv, Ukraine	22
Radio loud	22
Dust from the outer Solar System comes down to Earth	22
A path to net-zero carbon emissions at the W. M. Keck Observatory	22
Science at Low Frequencies VIII: how low can we go?	22
On both sides of the valley	22
Herschel 200	22
Giant planets migrated shortly after the Solar System’s protoplanetary disk dispersed	22
Chandrayaan-3 reveals lunar magma ocean	22
Introducing QUOTAS as a new research platform for the data-driven discovery of supermassive black holes	21
A network of velocity-coherent filaments formed by supersonic turbulence in a very-high-velocity H i cloud	21
A mini-TRAPPIST-1 system around Barnard’s Star	21
Fostering activities in physics and astronomy in the Nepali community	21
A decade of planets	21
Hunting for massive black holes in dwarf galaxies	21
Diverse volcanism and crustal recycling on early Mars	20
Detection of the elusive dangling OH ice features at ~2.7 μm in Chamaeleon I with JWST NIRCam	20
Primordial rotating disk composed of at least 15 dense star-forming clumps at cosmic dawn	20
Evidence of the fast acceleration of AGN-driven winds at kiloparsec scales	20
Communicating astrobiology in words not numbers and with facts not fiction	20
Sputnik Planitia as an impactor remnant indicative of an ancient rocky mascon in an oceanless Pluto	20
How to plan your astronomy research paper in ten steps	20
Evidence from 162173 Ryugu for the influence of freeze–thaw on the hydration of asteroids	20
The REACH radiometer for detecting the 21-cm hydrogen signal from redshift z ≈ 7.5–28	19
A post-starburst pathway for the formation of massive galaxies and black holes at z > 6	19
Double or nothing	19
Electrons fuelling chorus waves	19
The case for space environmentalism	19
OH as a probe of the warm-water cycle in planet-forming disks	19
Why scientists are longing for samples from Mars	19
Funding and oversight for diversity initiatives	19
Chlorofluorocarbons detection perspectives	19
Venus’s atmospheric nitrogen explained by ancient plate tectonics	19
Unveiling the population of dual and lensed active galactic nuclei at sub-arcsec separations	19
More than meets the eye	19
How to train your algorithm	19
Author Correction: Discovery of a radiation component from the Vela pulsar reaching 20 teraelectronvolts	18
Dwarf galaxies yesterday, now and tomorrow	18
Seeing Bennu through the eyes of OSIRIS-REx	18
Distribution of photospheric swirls	18
Insights into the collapse and expansion of molecular clouds in outflows from observable pressure gradients	18
Exotic feasts for white dwarfs	18
Exquisite detail from GN-z11’s emission lines	18
Author Correction: Evidence for a vast prograde stellar stream in the solar vicinity	18
Around the hybrid conference world in the COVID-19 era	18
NASA at a crossroads	18
A survey of the severity of mental health symptoms in the planetary science community	17
Moon experienced more large impacts than we currently see on its surface	17
Geological diversity and microbiological potential of lakes on Mars	17
Thermal decomposition as the activity driver of near-Earth asteroid (3200) Phaethon	17
A fast-rotator post-starburst galaxy quenched by supermassive black-hole feedback at z = 3	17
Dilution of chemical enrichment in galaxies 600 Myr after the Big Bang	17
The case for Mars terraforming research	17
Observationally derived magnetic field strength and 3D components in the HD 142527 disk	17
Evidence of ongoing volcanic activity on Venus revealed by Magellan radar	17
The star-crossed paths of the Milky Way and Andromeda	17
Stellar mergers as the origin of the blue main-sequence band in young star clusters	17
The first billion years according to JWST	17
Kinematic distortions of the high-redshift Universe as seen from quasar proper motions	17
A subsolar oxygen abundance or a radiative region deep in Jupiter revealed by thermochemical modelling	17
Quasi-periodic eruptions from a newly active black hole	17
Identification of more than 40 gravitationally magnified stars in a galaxy at redshift 0.725	17
A tilted dark halo origin of the Galactic disk warp and flare	17
Large exomoons unlikely around Kepler-1625 b and Kepler-1708 b	17
Fine-grained regolith loss on sub-km asteroids	16
A quantum view of lensed images	16