Nature Astronomy

Article	Citations
Feedback gets a stellar review	299
A rebounding instability	253
Next stop the Moon	237
Pinpointing the origins of radio flashes	230
Oxygen as atmospheric thermometer	230
A new lens for quasar host masses	211
Observations of a very energetic ultraviolet and optical flare with a space telescope	196
Two decades for twin rovers	172
Women astronomers in Afghanistan need the world’s support	171
Life might seem out of whack	160
SiO and a super-stellar C/O ratio in the atmosphere of the giant exoplanet WASP-121 b	135
A blazar in the epoch of reionization	131
The formation of merging black holes with masses beyond 30 M⊙ at solar metallicity	113
The impact of satellite trails on Hubble Space Telescope observations	112
Enhanced star formation through the high-temperature formation of H2 on carbonaceous dust grains	111
Insights into star formation and dispersal from the synchronization of stellar clocks	106
Identification of the weak-to-strong transition in Alfvénic turbulence from space plasma	105
Mapping of an early quenched massive galaxy and its neighbourhood	103
Small-body exploration with an in situ probe	102
Detection of ultra-fast radio bursts from FRB 20121102A	100
Early Mars habitability and global cooling by H2-based methanogens	96
Subaru’s spectrometer with thousands of eyes	95
Predicted future fate of COSMOS galaxy protoclusters over 11 Gyr with constrained simulations	92
Insight into multi-step geological evolution of C-type asteroids from Ryugu particles	90
An aspherical distribution for the explosive burning ash of core-collapse supernovae	89

A multi-cubic-kilometre neutrino telescope in the western Pacific Ocean	86
Black in galaxy astrophysics	85
Enhanced magnetic activity in rapidly rotating binary stars	82
A new class of rocky exoplanets?	79
A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of Ryugu	77
Effects of density and temperature variations on the metallicity of Mrk 71	75
Radar signatures of active lava flows on Venus	73
Author Correction: A low-density ocean inside Titan inferred from Cassini data	71
Chilean astronomy and climate change	69
The super-resolved megamasers of NGC 4258	68
Scanning for planetary cores with single-receiver intersource correlations	68
Spectral determination of the colour and vertical structure of dark spots in Neptune’s atmosphere	67
The scourge of harassment in astronomy	66
Settling a cosmic metal debate	66
Save the Earth… and space	65
Odd radio circles ring galaxies	62
A JWST/DiSCo-TNOs portrait of the primordial Solar System through its trans-Neptunian objects	61
The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroid	61
Nitrogen-rich organics from comets probed by ultra-carbonaceous Antarctic micrometeorites	60
Direct measurement of decimetre-sized rocky material in the Oort cloud	60
Discovery of a radio-emitting neutron star with an ultra-long spin period of 76 s	60
Direct detection of ultralight dark matter bound to the Sun with space quantum sensors	60
Unnecessary risks created by uncontrolled rocket reentries	60
Geomorphic contexts and science focus of the Zhurong landing site on Mars	59
The main barriers to distributed interaction are not technological	59
A fast X-ray transient from a weak relativistic jet associated with a type Ic-BL supernova	58
A call to address humanity’s cosmic footprint	57
Finding humanity on exoplanets	56
Radio show for rare type Ia	56
Evaluation of the InSightSeers and DART Boarders mission observer programmes	56
Stress testing ΛCDM with high-redshift galaxy candidates	56
Publisher Correction: Diamond precipitation dynamics from hydrocarbons at icy planet interior conditions	54
Creation of inclusive spaces with astromimicry	53
Planets form from rings	53
IR 2022: An infrared-bright future for ground-based IR observatories in the era of JWST	53
Where solar wind meets interstellar medium	52
Detection of an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting the nearby ultracool dwarf star SPECULOOS-3	51
Chromospheric and coronal heating in an active region plage by dissipation of currents from braiding	50
Companion-induced accretion in protobinaries	50
Ice formation physics explains puzzling observations of CO in planetary birthplaces	50
A very metallic gas giant	49
Tips for submission success	49
Determination of the birth-mass function of neutron stars from observations	49
The use of double-mode RR Lyrae stars as robust distance and metallicity indicators	48
Spatially resolved imaging of the inner Fomalhaut disk using JWST/MIRI	48
Rejuvenation of an ancient observatory in southern India	48
Changing-look active galactic nuclei	47
Insights from early life in the 3.45-Ga Kitty’s Gap Chert for the search for elusive life in the Universe	47
Mature lunar soils from Fe-rich and young mare basalts in the Chang’e-5 regolith samples	46
Still hope for the atmosphere of TRAPPIST-1 c	46

Formation of rocky super-earths from a narrow ring of planetesimals	46
Extensive diffuse Lyman-α emission correlated with cosmic structure	46
Subchromospheric magnetic reconnection on the Sun	45
Using artificial intelligence to transform astrobiology	45
Coeval star formation in ultra diffuse galaxies	45
Oceans under the light of moribund stars	45
High-energy neutrinos from the vicinity of the supermassive black hole in NGC 1068	44
Universal bimodality in kinematic morphology and the divergent pathways to galaxy quenching	44
Infant-phase reddening by surface Fe-peak elements in a normal type Ia supernova	44
Exploring the Universe before the Big Bang	44
Signatures of strong magnetization and a metal-poor atmosphere for a Neptune-sized exoplanet	43
A tapestry of gravitational waveforms to study black hole mergers	43
Impact mixing among rocky planetesimals in the early Solar System from angrite oxygen isotopes	43
X-ray polarimetry poses challenges in Her X-1	43
The Milky Way’s plane of satellites is consistent with ΛCDM	43
JWST reinforces the Hubble tension	43
Radio pulsations from a neutron star within the gamma-ray binary LS I +61° 303	43
Fast radio bursts that last only a few microseconds	42
Under alien suns	42
Where should Chang’e-6 collect samples on the farside of the Moon?	42
Black-hole activity feedback across vast scales	42
Evidence of haze control of Pluto’s atmospheric heat balance from JWST/MIRI thermal light curves	41
Spoiling space	41
Slow-moving magnetar a new breed?	41
Scientific change demands new ways to collaborate	41
Starlink will swamp some SKA frequencies	40
An abrupt change in the stellar spin-down law at the fully convective boundary	39
Optical properties of organic haze analogues in water-rich exoplanet atmospheres observable with JWST	39
An early giant planet instability recorded in asteroidal meteorites	39
Detection of a septuple stellar system in formation via disk fragmentation	39
The carbon footprint of astronomy research in the Netherlands	38
Transverse oscillations and an energy source in a strongly magnetized sunspot	38
An upper limit on late accretion and water delivery in the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet system	38
Numerical evidence for a small-scale dynamo approaching solar magnetic Prandtl numbers	38
A Keplerian disk with a four-arm spiral birthing an episodically accreting high-mass protostar	38
Towards sustainable space research in France	37
Accurate oxygen abundance of interstellar gas in Mrk 71 from optical and infrared spectra	37
Geologically rapid aqueous mineral alteration at subfreezing temperatures in icy worlds	37
A large-scale magnetic field produced by a solar-like dynamo in binary neutron star mergers	37
Astrophysical constraints from the SARAS 3 non-detection of the cosmic dawn sky-averaged 21-cm signal	37
Azimuthal C/O variations in a planet-forming disk	37
Detection of apatite in ferroan anorthosite indicative of a volatile-rich early lunar crust	36
The case for a minute-long merger-driven gamma-ray burst from fast-cooling synchrotron emission	36
Stochastic accretion of the Earth	35
Interstellar objects through the X-rays	35
60 years of ESO and counting	35
Looking for water in arid worlds	35
Observatories see poor forecast	35
Efficient micromirror confinement of sub-teraelectronvolt cosmic rays in galaxy clusters	35
Stars not getting away with merger	35
On our bookshelf	35
Author Correction: Bayesian analysis of Enceladus’s plume data to assess methanogenesis	34
Water delivery to a delicate system	34
Hubert Reeves (1932–2023)	34
Author Correction: Uncovering a population of gravitational lens galaxies with magnified standard candle SN Zwicky	33
Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heliosphere	33
Artificial intelligence compels the astronomy community to rethink research identity and redefine excellence	33
Evidence for a brief appearance of gamma-ray periodicity after a compact star merger	33
Could the perfect stellar fly-by have shaped our Solar System?	33
Mineral and chemical detail of rocky exoplanet surfaces could be detectable	32
Author Correction: Dynamical dark energy in light of the DESI DR2 baryonic acoustic oscillations measurements	32
Concerning the possible exomoons around Kepler-1625 b and Kepler-1708 b	32
Astronomy as a strategic driver for sustainable development	31
A younger Universe implied by satellite pair correlations from SDSS observations of massive galaxy groups	31
Predicted diversity in water content of terrestrial exoplanets orbiting M dwarfs	31
Author Correction: Co-precession of a curved jet and compact accretion disk in M87	31
Hypervelocity stars are far-flung	30
X-ray eruptions every 22 days from the nucleus of a nearby galaxy	30
A galactic pearl in a distorted shell	30
The (probable) gas-rich nature of K2-18 b	30
Probable impact scenarios reproduce the structure of Mercury	30
Observation and origin of non-thermal hard X-rays from Jupiter	30
The faint light in groups and clusters of galaxies	30
Umbrella-like stellar stream of NGC 922	29
Cospatial ice mapping of H2O with CO2 and CO across a molecular cloud with JWST/NIRCam	29
Open issues for open science	29
A swarm of dusty objects in orbit around the central star of planetary nebula WeSb 1	29
Shaping Mercury	29
JWST/NIRCam detections of dusty subsolar-mass young stellar objects in the Small Magellanic Cloud	29
The astrophysics of rotational energy extraction from a black hole	28

High abundances hidden in the dusty medium	28
Reach for the stars and the public	28
The varying accretion at PDS 70	28
The fleeting, beating heart of the Snake	27
Mapping the influence of massive stars	27
Planet-sized laboratories offer cosmological insights	27
EAS 2022 takes positive steps forward for sustainable astronomy	27
An active phased array radar in China	27
Weighing galaxy clusters with shocks	27
Author Correction: Proton acceleration in thermonuclear nova explosions revealed by gamma rays	27
A new rotation period and longitude system for Uranus	26
The cosmos through the lenses of astronomy and art	26
An exomoon survey of 70 cool giant exoplanets and the new candidate Kepler-1708 b-i	26
Black in cosmology	26
Primordial water formed in the era of the first stars	26
Variability of extragalactic X-ray jets on kiloparsec scales	25
Identification of basins of attraction in the local Universe	25
Fluorescently excited CO emission in the 49 Ceti debris disk spatially resolved by JWST/NIRSpec	25
Low-temperature formation of pyridine and (iso)quinoline via neutral–neutral reactions	25
Determination of the mass distribution of the first stars from the 21-cm signal	25
Progress in the development of small-celestial-body anchoring robots	25
Why wide Jupiter-mass binary objects cannot form	25
The dissipation of the solar nebula constrained by impacts and core cooling in planetesimals	25
First compositional analysis of Ryugu samples by the MicrOmega hyperspectral microscope	25
The origins of very-wide-orbit planets	25
Prospecting for primordial black holes	24
Herschel 200	24
A path to net-zero carbon emissions at the W. M. Keck Observatory	24
On our bookshelf	24
Chandrayaan-3 reveals lunar magma ocean	24
Giant planets migrated shortly after the Solar System’s protoplanetary disk dispersed	24
Dust from the outer Solar System comes down to Earth	24
Science at Low Frequencies VIII: how low can we go?	24
Planetary research and the search for life beyond Earth in Kyiv, Ukraine	24
Fostering activities in physics and astronomy in the Nepali community	23
Introducing QUOTAS as a new research platform for the data-driven discovery of supermassive black holes	23
Detection of the elusive dangling OH ice features at ~2.7 μm in Chamaeleon I with JWST NIRCam	23
Radio loud	23
How to plan your astronomy research paper in ten steps	23
A mini-TRAPPIST-1 system around Barnard’s Star	23
A decade of planets	23
Venus’s atmospheric nitrogen explained by ancient plate tectonics	23
Sputnik Planitia as an impactor remnant indicative of an ancient rocky mascon in an oceanless Pluto	23
Evidence from 162173 Ryugu for the influence of freeze–thaw on the hydration of asteroids	23
The case for space environmentalism	22
A network of velocity-coherent filaments formed by supersonic turbulence in a very-high-velocity H i cloud	22
Evidence of the fast acceleration of AGN-driven winds at kiloparsec scales	22
The REACH radiometer for detecting the 21-cm hydrogen signal from redshift z ≈ 7.5–28	22
A post-starburst pathway for the formation of massive galaxies and black holes at z > 6	22
Communicating astrobiology in words not numbers and with facts not fiction	22
Hunting for massive black holes in dwarf galaxies	21
Diverse volcanism and crustal recycling on early Mars	21
Primordial rotating disk composed of at least 15 dense star-forming clumps at cosmic dawn	21
OH as a probe of the warm-water cycle in planet-forming disks	21
Chlorofluorocarbons detection perspectives	21
Unveiling the population of dual and lensed active galactic nuclei at sub-arcsec separations	21
Why scientists are longing for samples from Mars	21
Funding and oversight for diversity initiatives	20
Dwarf galaxies yesterday, now and tomorrow	20
NASA at a crossroads	20
Double or nothing	20
How to train your algorithm	20
Distribution of photospheric swirls	20
More than meets the eye	20
Author Correction: Discovery of a radiation component from the Vela pulsar reaching 20 teraelectronvolts	20
Seeing Bennu through the eyes of OSIRIS-REx	20
Insights into the collapse and expansion of molecular clouds in outflows from observable pressure gradients	19
Dilution of chemical enrichment in galaxies 600 Myr after the Big Bang	19
Quasi-periodic eruptions from a newly active black hole	19
Exotic feasts for white dwarfs	19
Identification of more than 40 gravitationally magnified stars in a galaxy at redshift 0.725	19
Dynamical dark energy in light of the DESI DR2 baryonic acoustic oscillations measurements	19
Exquisite detail from GN-z11’s emission lines	19
Electrons fuelling chorus waves	19
Bow shock and Local Bubble plasma unveiled by the scintillating millisecond pulsar J0437−4715	18
Geological diversity and microbiological potential of lakes on Mars	18
A survey of the severity of mental health symptoms in the planetary science community	18
The first billion years according to JWST	18
Radiation efficiency of electromagnetic wave modes from beam-generated solar radio sources	18
Kinematic distortions of the high-redshift Universe as seen from quasar proper motions	18
Observationally derived magnetic field strength and 3D components in the HD 142527 disk	18
Thermal decomposition as the activity driver of near-Earth asteroid (3200) Phaethon	18
Moon experienced more large impacts than we currently see on its surface	18
The star-crossed paths of the Milky Way and Andromeda	18
The case for Mars terraforming research	18
Stellar mergers as the origin of the blue main-sequence band in young star clusters	18
Around the hybrid conference world in the COVID-19 era	17
Author Correction: Evidence for a vast prograde stellar stream in the solar vicinity	17
Variability and synchrotron emission	17
Large exomoons unlikely around Kepler-1625 b and Kepler-1708 b	17
In situ probes of coronal mass ejections	17
A quantum view of lensed images	17
A tilted dark halo origin of the Galactic disk warp and flare	17
Are magnetized winds the architects of planetary systems?	17
Observations of fine coronal structures with high-order solar adaptive optics	17