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Nature and nurture: The dynamical ages of in situ and accreted globular clusters in the Milky Way

Eugenio Carretta

A&A, 709 (2026) L20

Published online: 22 May 2026
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The role of mass loss in constraining quenching time in dwarf galaxies from asymptotic-giant-branch and red-giant-branch star counts

P. Ventura, R. D’Souza, F. Dell’Agli, E. F. Bell, C. Gavetti, C. Fiumi and M. Tailo

A&A, 709 (2026) A219

Published online: 22 May 2026
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Revisiting the Galactic age–metallicity relation from wide white dwarf–main-sequence binaries

Alberto Rebassa-Mansergas, Iset Tejero-Gómez and Roberto Raddi

A&A, 709 (2026) A250

Published online: 22 May 2026
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Constraining r-process nucleosynthesis with multi-objective Galactic chemical evolution models

M. Molero, A. Arcones, F. Montes and C. J. Hansen

A&A, 709 (2026) A268

Published online: 22 May 2026
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ALMAGAL - VIII. Early phases of triggered star formation in source AG286.0716–1.8229

C. Mininni, S. Molinari, W. J. Kim, E. Schisano, F. Fontani, A. Traficante, A. Nucara, A. Coletta, H. T. Lee, Á. Sánchez-Monge et al. (43 more)

A&A, 709 (2026) A173

Published online: 22 May 2026
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Formation of benzene and its derivatives in dense molecular clouds

Jean-Christophe Loison, Ugo Jacovella, Corentin Rossi, Anne P. Rasmussen, Roland Thissen, Nandana Pattathadathil, Christian Alcaraz and Valentine Wakelam

A&A, 709 (2026) A255

Published online: 22 May 2026
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Preferential accretion of binary stars

D. Dalsgaard, M. Kuffmeier and T. Haugbølle

A&A, 709 (2026) A266

Published online: 22 May 2026
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Planet-forming disks and their environment across regions and time from the full NIR census

A. Garufi, C. Ginski, M. Benisty, M. Vioque, A. Winter, J. Huang, C. F. Manara and C. Dominik

A&A, 709 (2026) A269

Published online: 22 May 2026

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13839	Open Access FAUST - XXX. Dust enhancement in the young binary L1551 IRS 5 N. Cuello, E. Bianchi, F. Ménard, L. Loinard, R. Hernández Garnica, A. Durán, C. Ceccarelli, M. J. Maureira, C. J. Chandler, C. Codella et al. (10 more) A&A, 705 (2026) L16 Published online: 14 January 2026
2074	Free Access The chemistry of C₂ and C₃ in the coma of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at heliocentric distances r_h ≥ 2.9 AU J. Helbert, H. Rauer, D. C. Boice and W. F. Huebner A&A, 442 3 (2005) 1107-1120 Published online: 14 October 2005
1697	Free Access KOI-200 b and KOI-889 b: Two transiting exoplanets detected and characterized with Kepler, SOPHIE, and HARPS-N G. Hébrard, J.-M. Almenara, A. Santerne, M. Deleuil, C. Damiani, A. S. Bonomo, F. Bouchy, G. Bruno, R. F. Díaz, G. Montagnier and C. Moutou A&A, 554 (2013) A114 Published online: 13 June 2013
1439	Planck 2018 results Free Access Planck 2018 results - VI. Cosmological parameters Planck Collaboration, N. Aghanim, Y. Akrami, M. Ashdown, J. Aumont, C. Baccigalupi, M. Ballardini, A. J. Banday, R. B. Barreiro, N. Bartolo et al. (172 more) A&A, 641 (2020) A6 Published online: 11 September 2020
1284	Press Release Highlight Free Access The nature of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets Simon L. Grimm, Brice-Olivier Demory, Michaël Gillon, Caroline Dorn, Eric Agol, Artem Burdanov, Laetitia Delrez, Marko Sestovic, Amaury H. M. J. Triaud, Martin Turbet et al. (16 more) A&A, 613 (2018) A68 Published online: 04 June 2018

Volume 709 (May 2026) (in progress)
1. JWST imaging of a galaxy protocluster in formation (Witten, C., et al., 2026, A&A, 709, A176)
2. Selected isotope densities of simulated WD TDEs (Vynatheya, P., et al., 2026, A&A, 709, A214)
3. The full sample of NIR images of planet-forming disks reveals their evolution and interaction with the environment (Garufi, A., et al., 2026, A&A, 709, A269)
See the table of contents
Volume 708 (April 2026)
1. JWST-NIRCam images of protoplanetary disks in the Orion Nebula Cluster (Amiot, P., et al., 2026, A&A, 708, A111)
2. Resolved protoplanetary discs at 1.3 mm (Bosschaart, Q., et al., 2026, A&A, 708, A143)
3. Antlia SNR observed in X-rays with eROSITA/SRG (Knies, F., et al., 2026, A&A, 708, A198)
4. JWST image of PLCKG165+67 and arc hosting supernova H0pe (Galan, A., et al., 2026, A&A, 708, A359)
See the table of contents
Volume 707 (March 2026)
1. Non-thermal filaments in the cluster Abell 2255 (De Rubeis, E., et al., 2026, A&A, 707, A49)
2. Turbulent burning in electron capture supernovae (Holas, A., et al., 2026, A&A, 707, A84)
3. A section of the Galactic plane in LoTSS-DR3 (Shimwell, T. W., et al., 2026, A&A, 707, A198)
4. β Pic submicro-arcsecond astrometry with GRAVITY+ (GRAVITY+ Collaboration, 2026, A&A, 707, A115)
5. Interstellar nebula powered by microquasar SS 433 (Sunyaev, R.., et al., 2026, A&A, 707, A278)
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30141	Open Access FAUST - XXX. Dust enhancement in the young binary L1551 IRS 5 N. Cuello, E. Bianchi, F. Ménard, L. Loinard, R. Hernández Garnica, A. Durán, C. Ceccarelli, M. J. Maureira, C. J. Chandler, C. Codella et al. (10 more) A&A, 705 (2026) L16 Published online: 14 January 2026
9730	Free Access The chemistry of C₂ and C₃ in the coma of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at heliocentric distances r_h ≥ 2.9 AU J. Helbert, H. Rauer, D. C. Boice and W. F. Huebner A&A, 442 3 (2005) 1107-1120 Published online: 14 October 2005
7918	Free Access KOI-200 b and KOI-889 b: Two transiting exoplanets detected and characterized with Kepler, SOPHIE, and HARPS-N G. Hébrard, J.-M. Almenara, A. Santerne, M. Deleuil, C. Damiani, A. S. Bonomo, F. Bouchy, G. Bruno, R. F. Díaz, G. Montagnier and C. Moutou A&A, 554 (2013) A114 Published online: 13 June 2013
6508	Open Access The Local Distance Network: A community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at ∼1% precision H0DN Collaboration, Stefano Casertano, Gagandeep Anand, Richard I. Anderson, Rachael Beaton, Anupam Bhardwaj, John P. Blakeslee, Paula Boubel, Louise Breuval, Dillon Brout et al. (28 more) A&A, 708 (2026) A166 Published online: 10 April 2026
5412	Planck 2018 results Free Access Planck 2018 results - VI. Cosmological parameters Planck Collaboration, N. Aghanim, Y. Akrami, M. Ashdown, J. Aumont, C. Baccigalupi, M. Ballardini, A. J. Banday, R. B. Barreiro, N. Bartolo et al. (172 more) A&A, 641 (2020) A6 Published online: 11 September 2020

32679	Open Access FAUST - XXX. Dust enhancement in the young binary L1551 IRS 5 N. Cuello, E. Bianchi, F. Ménard, L. Loinard, R. Hernández Garnica, A. Durán, C. Ceccarelli, M. J. Maureira, C. J. Chandler, C. Codella et al. (10 more) A&A, 705 (2026) L16 Published online: 14 January 2026
16204	Euclid on Sky Open Access Euclid - I. Overview of the Euclid mission Euclid Collaboration, Y. Mellier, Abdurro’uf, J. A. Acevedo Barroso, A. Achúcarro, J. Adamek, R. Adam, G. E. Addison, N. Aghanim, M. Aguena et al. (1130 more) A&A, 697 (2025) A1 Published online: 30 April 2025
16005	Planck 2018 results Free Access Planck 2018 results - VI. Cosmological parameters Planck Collaboration, N. Aghanim, Y. Akrami, M. Ashdown, J. Aumont, C. Baccigalupi, M. Ballardini, A. J. Banday, R. B. Barreiro, N. Bartolo et al. (172 more) A&A, 641 (2020) A6 Published online: 11 September 2020
15000	Free Access The chemistry of C₂ and C₃ in the coma of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at heliocentric distances r_h ≥ 2.9 AU J. Helbert, H. Rauer, D. C. Boice and W. F. Huebner A&A, 442 3 (2005) 1107-1120 Published online: 14 October 2005
12451	Highlight Free Access Medium-resolution échelle spectroscopy of the Red Square Nebula, MWC 922 N. Wehres, B. B. Ochsendorf, A. G. G. M. Tielens, N. L. J. Cox, L. Kaper, J. Bally and T. P. Snow A&A, 601 (2017) A69 Published online: 03 May 2017

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Nature and nurture: The dynamical ages of in situ and accreted globular clusters in the Milky Way

The role of mass loss in constraining quenching time in dwarf galaxies from asymptotic-giant-branch and red-giant-branch star counts

Revisiting the Galactic age–metallicity relation from wide white dwarf–main-sequence binaries

Constraining r-process nucleosynthesis with multi-objective Galactic chemical evolution models

ALMAGAL - VIII. Early phases of triggered star formation in source AG286.0716–1.8229

Formation of benzene and its derivatives in dense molecular clouds

Preferential accretion of binary stars

Planet-forming disks and their environment across regions and time from the full NIR census

FAUST - XXX. Dust enhancement in the young binary L1551 IRS 5

The chemistry of C₂ and C₃ in the coma of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at heliocentric distances r_h ≥ 2.9 AU

KOI-200 b and KOI-889 b: Two transiting exoplanets detected and characterized with Kepler, SOPHIE, and HARPS-N

Planck 2018 results - VI. Cosmological parameters

The nature of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets

FAUST - XXX. Dust enhancement in the young binary L1551 IRS 5

The chemistry of C₂ and C₃ in the coma of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at heliocentric distances r_h ≥ 2.9 AU

KOI-200 b and KOI-889 b: Two transiting exoplanets detected and characterized with Kepler, SOPHIE, and HARPS-N

The Local Distance Network: A community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at ∼1% precision

Planck 2018 results - VI. Cosmological parameters

FAUST - XXX. Dust enhancement in the young binary L1551 IRS 5

Euclid - I. Overview of the Euclid mission

Planck 2018 results - VI. Cosmological parameters

The chemistry of C₂ and C₃ in the coma of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at heliocentric distances r_h ≥ 2.9 AU

Medium-resolution échelle spectroscopy of the Red Square Nebula, MWC 922

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