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Unveiling hidden millihertz quasi-periodic oscillations in 1A 0535+262

Zihan Yang, Ruican Ma, Mariano Méndez, Ze-Xi Li, Q. C. Zhao, Panping Li, Lian Tao, Shuang-Nan Zhang, Liang Zhang, Hua Feng et al. (2 more)

A&A, 709 (2026) A281

Published online: 27 May 2026
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Evidence of dynamical dark energy found via the DESI DR2 Lymanα forest

Salvatore Capozziello, Himanshu Chaudhary, Ghulam Mustafa and S. K. J. Pacif

A&A, 709 (2026) A258

Published online: 27 May 2026
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A tight relation between the distribution of globular clusters and dark matter in AS1063

J. M. Diego, C. Goolsby, C. J. Conselice and J. M. Palencia

A&A, 709 (2026) A248

Published online: 27 May 2026
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The kinematic imprinting of environmental quenching in z < 0.2 galaxies

Natan de Isídio, P. Popesso, Y. Bahé, B. Vulcani, V. Toptun, I. Marini, B. Poggianti, C. Lagos, V. Biffi, F. Belfiore et al. (2 more)

A&A, 709 (2026) A263

Published online: 27 May 2026
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Galactic-scale evolution of classical and complex radio galaxies - Impact of ambient morphology and jet geometry

Gourab Giri, Prajnadipt Ghosh, Ravi Joshi, Anderson Caproni, Paola Rossi, Gianluigi Bodo, Sayan Kundu, Kshitij Thorat, Swarna Chatterjee, Dario Borgogno et al. (2 more)

A&A, 709 (2026) A279

Published online: 27 May 2026
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A complete X-ray view of supernova remnant W28 with the Einstein Probe: Spatial distribution of parameters, and the origin of the thermal-composite morphology

Yi-Heng Chi, Ping Zhou, Yang Chen, Lei Sun, Chengkui Li, Shumei Jia, Yong Chen, Chong Ge and Weimin Yuan

A&A, 709 (2026) A257

Published online: 27 May 2026
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Magnetic geometry of M dwarfs in the southern PLATO field

M. Diez, P. I. Cristofari, J. Morin, P. Petit, S. Bellotti, A. Vidotto, A. Carmona, X. M. Delfosse, C. P. Folsom, G. A. J. Hussain et al. (2 more)

A&A, 709 (2026) A273

Published online: 27 May 2026
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The average X-ray spectrum of the volume-complete M-, F-, G-, and K-type star sample within 10 pc of the Sun

Xueying Zheng, Gabriele Ponti, Nicola Locatelli, Beate Stelzer, Enza Magaudda, Konrad Dennerl, Michael J. Freyberg, Jeremy Sanders, Marilena Caramazza, Manami Sasaki et al. (8 more)

A&A, 709 (2026) A275

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6093	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
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Volume 710 (June 2026) (in progress)
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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)
4. Emergence of classical and complex radio galaxies (Giri, G., et al., 2026, A&A, 709, A279)
5. Multi-band view of supernova remnant W28 (Chi, Y. H., et al., 2026, A&A, 709, A257)
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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)
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32884	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
7585	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
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4943	Press Release Open Access The edge of the Milky Way’s star-forming disc: Evidence from a ’U-shaped’ stellar age profile Karl Fiteni, Stuart Robert Anderson, Victor. P. Debattista, Joseph Caruana, João A. S. Amarante, Steven Gough-Kelly, Laurent Eyer, Leandro Beraldo e Silva, Tigran Khachaturyants and Virginia Cuomo A&A, 708 (2026) A252 Published online: 13 April 2026

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16986	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
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13144	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
12481	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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Unveiling hidden millihertz quasi-periodic oscillations in 1A 0535+262

Evidence of dynamical dark energy found via the DESI DR2 Lymanα forest

A tight relation between the distribution of globular clusters and dark matter in AS1063

The kinematic imprinting of environmental quenching in z < 0.2 galaxies

Galactic-scale evolution of classical and complex radio galaxies - Impact of ambient morphology and jet geometry

A complete X-ray view of supernova remnant W28 with the Einstein Probe: Spatial distribution of parameters, and the origin of the thermal-composite morphology

Magnetic geometry of M dwarfs in the southern PLATO field

The average X-ray spectrum of the volume-complete M-, F-, G-, and K-type star sample within 10 pc of the Sun

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

Planck 2018 results - VI. Cosmological parameters

Properties and observability of glitches and anti-glitches in accreting pulsars

The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs - A Neptune-mass planet traversing the habitable zone around HD 180617

The age of the Methuselah star in the light of stellar evolution models with tailored abundances

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 edge of the Milky Way’s star-forming disc: Evidence from a ’U-shaped’ stellar age profile

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

Planck 2018 results - VI. Cosmological parameters

Euclid - I. Overview of the Euclid mission

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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