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A comparative study of two X2.2 and X9.3 solar flares observed with HARPS-N. Reconciling Sun-as-a-star spectroscopy and high-spatial resolution solar observations in the context of the solar-stellar connection

A MeerKAT view of the double pulsar eclipses. Geodetic precession of pulsar B and system geometry

S 308 and other X-ray emitting bubbles around Wolf-Rayet stars

ACT-DR5 Sunyaev-Zel’dovich clusters: Weak lensing mass calibration with KiDS

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eROSITA half-sky intensity maps in four X-ray energy bands (Merloni, A., et al., 2024, A&A, 682, A34)

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Exploring the nature of ultra-luminous X-ray sources across stellar population ages using detailed binary evolution calculations

Devina Misra, Konstantinos Kovlakas, Tassos Fragos, Jeff J. Andrews, Simone S. Bavera, Emmanouil Zapartas, Zepei Xing, Aaron Dotter, Kyle Akira Rocha, Philipp M. Srivastava and Meng Sun

A&A, 682 (2024) A69

Published online: 02 February 2024
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AMICO galaxy clusters in KiDS-DR3: Cosmological constraints from the angular power spectrum and correlation function

M. Romanello, F. Marulli, L. Moscardini, G. F. Lesci, B. Sartoris, S. Contarini, C. Giocoli, S. Bardelli, V. Busillo, G. Castignani et al. (7 more)

A&A, 682 (2024) A72

Published online: 02 February 2024
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WHaD diagram: Classifying the ionizing source with one single emission line

S. F. Sánchez, A. Z. Lugo-Aranda, J. Sánchez Almeida, J. K. Barrera-Ballesteros, O. Gonzalez-Martín, S. Salim and C. J. Agostino

A&A, 682 (2024) A71

Published online: 02 February 2024
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Nearby galaxies in the LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey - III. Influence of cosmic-ray transport on the radio-SFR relation

V. Heesen, S. Schulz, M. Brüggen, H. W. Edler, M. Stein, R. Paladino, A. Boselli, A. Ignesti, M. Fossati and R.-J. Dettmar

A&A, 682 (2024) A83

Published online: 02 February 2024
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Exploring Be phenomena in OBA stars: A mid-infrared search

Mingjie Jian, Noriyuki Matsunaga, Biwei Jiang, Haibo Yuan and Ruoyi Zhang

A&A, 682 (2024) A59

Published online: 02 February 2024
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Protoplanetary and debris disks in the η Chamaeleontis Association - A submillimeter survey obtained with APEX/LABOCA observations

V. Roccatagliata, A. Sicilia-Aguilar, M. Kim, J. Campbell-White, M. Fang, S. J. Murphy, S. Wolf, W. A. Lawson, Th. Henning and J. Bouwman

A&A, 682 (2024) A63

Published online: 02 February 2024
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The photospheres of the hottest fastest stars in the Galaxy

Klaus Werner, Nicole Reindl, Thomas Rauch, Kareem El-Badry and Antoine Bédard

A&A, 682 (2024) A42

Published online: 02 February 2024
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Modeling energetic proton transport in a corotating interaction region - An energetic particle event observed by STEREO-A from 21 to 24 August 2016

Xinyi Tao, Fang Shen, Wenwen Wei, Yuji Zhu, Xi Luo and XueShang Feng

A&A, 682 (2024) A82

Published online: 02 February 2024

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Volume 682 (February 2024) (in progress)
1. Hidden protostars create brilliant outflows (Crowe, S., et al., 2024, A&A, 682, A2)
2. eROSITA half-sky intensity maps in four X-ray energy bands (Merloni, A., et al., 2024, A&A, 682, A34)
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Volume 681 (January 2024)
1. Statistical separation of Galactic dust emission and CIB (Auclair, C., et al., 2024, A&A, 681, A1)
2. HD 34700 A disk complexity in multi-band data (Columba, G., et al., 2024, A&A, 681, A19)
3. Massive O and B stars running away from Messier 17 (Stoop, M., et al., 2024, A&A, 681, A21)
4. The first sky map of the O VIII line by eROSITA (Locatelli, N., et al., 2024, A&A, 681, A78)
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Volume 680 (December 2023)
1. Fermi gamma-ray sky, reconstructed spatio-spectrally (Scheel-Platz, L. I., et al. 2023, A&A, 680, A2)
2. Present-day density structure of the Local Bubble (Schulreich, M. M., et al. 2023, A&A, 680, A39)
3. The Tycho's supernova remnant dynamics in X-rays (Godinaud, L., et al. 2023, A&A, 680, A80)
4. Diverse planet-forming disks in near-infrared total intensity (Ren, B. B., et al., 2023, A&A, 680, A114)
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13954	Press Release Open Access Unintended electromagnetic radiation from Starlink satellites detected with LOFAR between 110 and 188 MHz F. Di Vruno, B. Winkel, C. G. Bassa, G. I. G. Józsa, M. A. Brentjens, A. Jessner and S. Garrington A&A, 676 (2023) A75 Published online: 10 August 2023
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5561	Press Release Open Access The persistent shadow of the supermassive black hole of M 87 - I. Observations, calibration, imaging, and analysis The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, Kazunori Akiyama, Antxon Alberdi, Walter Alef, Juan Carlos Algaba, Richard Anantua, Keiichi Asada, Rebecca Azulay, Uwe Bach, Anne-Kathrin Baczko et al. (300 more) A&A, 681 (2024) A79 Published online: 18 January 2024

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Exploring the nature of ultra-luminous X-ray sources across stellar population ages using detailed binary evolution calculations

AMICO galaxy clusters in KiDS-DR3: Cosmological constraints from the angular power spectrum and correlation function

WHaD diagram: Classifying the ionizing source with one single emission line

Nearby galaxies in the LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey - III. Influence of cosmic-ray transport on the radio-SFR relation

Exploring Be phenomena in OBA stars: A mid-infrared search

Protoplanetary and debris disks in the η Chamaeleontis Association - A submillimeter survey obtained with APEX/LABOCA observations

The photospheres of the hottest fastest stars in the Galaxy

Modeling energetic proton transport in a corotating interaction region - An energetic particle event observed by STEREO-A from 21 to 24 August 2016

The persistent shadow of the supermassive black hole of M 87 - I. Observations, calibration, imaging, and analysis

KiDS-1000: Cross-correlation with Planck cosmic microwave background lensing and intrinsic alignment removal with self-calibration

When the horseshoe fits: Characterizing 2023 FY₃ with the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias and the Two-meter Twin Telescope

An almost dark galaxy with the mass of the Small Magellanic Cloud

Planck 2018 results - VI. Cosmological parameters

Unintended electromagnetic radiation from Starlink satellites detected with LOFAR between 110 and 188 MHz

The persistent shadow of the supermassive black hole of M 87 - I. Observations, calibration, imaging, and analysis

An almost dark galaxy with the mass of the Small Magellanic Cloud

First exploration of the runaway greenhouse transition with a 3D General Circulation Model

A new method for measuring the meteor mass index: application to the 2018 Draconid meteor shower outburst

Euclid preparation - XXX. Performance assessment of the NISP red grism through spectroscopic simulations for the wide and deep surveys

Unintended electromagnetic radiation from Starlink satellites detected with LOFAR between 110 and 188 MHz

A giant thin stellar stream in the Coma Galaxy Cluster

Planck 2018 results - VI. Cosmological parameters

The persistent shadow of the supermassive black hole of M 87 - I. Observations, calibration, imaging, and analysis

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