2025 Press releases

Based on the article "Magnetic braking and dynamo evolution of β Hydri", by A. R. G. Santos et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 698, L23

Based on the article "Detection of pure warm-hot intergalactic medium emission from a 7.2 Mpc long filament in the Shapley supercluster using X-ray spectroscopy", by K. Migkas et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 698, A270

Based on the article "JWST MIRI reveals the diversity of nuclear mid-infrared spectra of nearby type 2 quasars", by C. Ramos Almeida et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 698, A194

Based on the article "FAUST. XXIV. Large dust grains in the protostellar outflow cavity walls of the Class I binary L1551 IRS5", by G. Sabatini et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 698, L16

Based on the articles

"Deep learning inference with the Event Horizon Telescope I. Calibration improvements and a comprehensive synthetic data library", by M. Janssen et al.

"Deep learning inference with the Event Horizon Telescope II. The ZINGULARITY framework for Bayesian artificial neural networks", by M. Janssen et al.

"Deep learning inference with the Event Horizon Telescope III. ZINGULARITY results from the 2017 observations and predictions for future array expansions", by M. Janssen et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 698, A60, A61 and A62

Based on the article "Comprehensive UV and optical spectral analysis of Cygnus X-1 -- Stellar and wind parameters, abundances, and evolutionary implications", by V. Ramachandran et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 698, A37

As part of A&A’s ongoing commitment to our authors and readers, Astronomy & Astrophysics has launched a short survey to better understand the publishing needs and priorities of our community.

In a rapidly evolving landscape of scientific publishing, it is more important than ever for A&A, a journal for astronomers by astronomers, to listen carefully to the community it serves. This survey explores key issues including open access, peer review, the role of AI, and journal selection criteria.

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Based on the article "In-depth characterization of the Kepler-10 three-planet system with HARPS-N radial velocities and Kepler transit timing variations", by A. S. Bonomo et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 696, A233

Based on the articles

"MeerKAT discovers a jet-driven bow shock near GRS 1915+105 - How an invisible large-scale jet sculpts a microquasar’s environment", by S. E. Motta et al.

"Quantifying jet–interstellar medium interactions in Cyg X-1: Insights from dual-frequency bow shock detection with MeerKAT", by P. Atri et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 696, A222 and A223

Based on the article "PANORAMIC: Discovery of an ultra-massive grand-design spiral galaxy at z ∼ 5.2", by M. Xiao et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 696, A156

Based on the article "The infrared counterpart and proper motion of magnetar SGR 0501+4516", by A. A. Chrimes et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 696, A127

Based on the article "Earth-like planet predictor: A machine learning approach", by J. Davoult et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 696, A94

Based on the article "TESS and HARPS-N unveil two planets transiting TOI-1453 - A super-Earth and one of the lowest mass sub-Neptunes", by M. Stalport et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 696, A86

Based on the article "A multifrequency study of sub-parsec jets with the Event Horizon Telescope", by J. Röder et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 695, A233

Based on the article "The star grinder in the Galactic centre. Uncovering the highly compact central stellar-mass black hole cluster", by J. Haas et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 695, L29

Based on the article "Insights from the first flaring activity of a high synchrotron peaked", by MAGIC Collaboration

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 695, A217

Based on the article "The eventful life of a luminous galaxy at z = 14: Metal enrichment, feedback, and low gas fraction?", by S. Carniani et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics

On March 5th 2025, the A&A Board finalised their selection for this year’s A&A Awards, recognising the exceptional work of early-career researchers in the field.

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Based on the article "HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. XVI. A super-Earth in the habitable zone of the GJ 3998 multi-planet system", by A. K. Stefanov et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 695, A62

Based on the article "The Solar System’s passage through the Radcliffe wave during the middle Miocene", by E. Maconi et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 694, A167

Based on the article "Titanium chemistry of WASP-121 b with ESPRESSO in 4-UT mode", by B. Prinoth et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 694, A284

Based on the article "ZTF SN Ia DR2: Overview", by M. Rigault et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 694, A1

Based on the article "Euclid: A complete Einstein ring in NGC 6505", by C. M. O’Riordan et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 694, A145

Based on the article "Basaltic quasi-mini-moon: Characterizing 2024 PT5 with the 10.4m Gran Telescopio Canarias and the Two-meter Twin Telescope", by R. de la Fuente Marcos et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 694, L5

Based on the article "Coronal hole picoflare jets are progenitors of both fast and Alfvénic slow solar wind", by L. P. Chitta et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 694, A71

Based on the article "A study of particle acceleration, heating, power deposition, and the damping length of kinetic Alfvén waves in non-Maxwellian coronal plasma", by S. Ayaz et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 694, A23

Based on the article "Dark matter fraction derived from the M31 rotation curve", by F Hammer et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 694, A16

Based on the article "KOBE-1: The first planetary system from the KOBE survey. Two planets likely residing in the sub-Neptune mass regime around a late K-dwarf", by O Balsalobre-Ruza et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 694, A15

Based on the article "Revisiting the multi-planetary system of the nearby star HD 20794. Confirmation of a low-mass planet in the habitable zone of a nearby G-dwarf", by N Nari et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 693, A297

Based on the article "Characterising WASP-43b's interior structure: Unveiling tidal decay and apsidal motion", by L M Bernabò et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Based on the article "Comprehensive analysis of the Apertif fast radio burst sample. Similarities with young energetic neutron stars", by I Pastor-Marazuela et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 693, A279

Based on the article "The persistent shadow of the supermassive black hole of M87. II. Model comparisons and theoretical interpretations", by The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 693, A265

Based on the article "CRIRES+ transmission spectroscopy of WASP-127 b. Detection of the resolved signatures of a supersonic equatorial jet and cool poles in a hot planet", by L. Nortmann et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 693, A213

Based on the article "REsolved ALMA and SMA Observations of Nearby Stars (REASONS). A population of 74 resolved planetesimal belts at millimetre wavelengths", by L. Matrà et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 693, A151

Since 2022, the Astronomy & Astrophysics Journal (A&A) has been published in open access under the Subscribe to open (S2O) model conditional on the renewals of library subscriptions, allowing unrestricted access to all papers published in the journal, regardless of geographic or economic barriers. We are strongly committed to maintaining this policy in the future, and continuing to publish A&A as a journal by astronomers, for astronomers.

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Based on the article "Ammonium hydrosulfide (NH4SH) as a potentially significant sulfur sink in interstellar ices", by K. Slavicinska et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 693, A146

Based on the article "EWOCS-III: JWST observations of the supermassive star cluster Westerlund 1", by M. G. Guarcello et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 693, A120

Based on the article "Discovery of a cold giant planet and mass measurement of a hot super-Earth in the multi-planetary system WASP-132", by N. Grieves et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2025, 693, A144

Based on the article "The High-resolution Accretion Disks of Embedded protoStars (HADES) simulations. I. Impact of protostellar magnetic fields on accretion modes", by B. A. L. Gaches et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2024, 692, A219

The Board of Directors and the Editors of Astronomy & Astrophysics are deeply appalled by and concerned with the recent events in Ukraine where the sovereignty and independence of the country and the freedom and the lives of its citizens are suffering direct and brutal military threat by an act of war from its neighbour.

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