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Signature of iron line profile from a Kerr-like wormhole

Cheng Liu, Hoongwah Siew, Hong-Xuan Jiang, Yosuke Mizuno and Tao Zhu

A&A, 710 (2026) A61

Published online: 04 June 2026
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The shape of pancakes: Catastrophe theory and Gaussian statistics in 2D

Abineet Parichha, Stephane Colombi, Shohei Saga and Atsushi Taruya

A&A, 710 (2026) A39

Published online: 04 June 2026
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Evaluating star formation rates at z = 5

D. Ismail, K. Kraljic, M. Béthermin, A. U. Kapoor, F. Renaud, C. Accard, J. Freundlich, Y. Dubois, S. Han, J. K. Jang et al. (4 more)

A&A, 710 (2026) A102

Published online: 04 June 2026
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Cluster-green galaxy correlations: Where do these galaxies live?

Selene Levis, Facundo Rodriguez, Héctor J. Martínez, Valeria Coenda and Hernán Muriel

A&A, 710 (2026) A103

Published online: 04 June 2026
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The apparent Large Magellanic Cloud star cluster age gap

J. H. Klos and A. E. Piatti

A&A, 710 (2026) A100

Published online: 04 June 2026
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Is the overconcentration of pristine populations in Galactic globular clusters real? - An N-body approach to the problem

P. Berczik, O. Sobodar, F. Flammini Dotti, M. Sobolenko, M. Ishchenko, R. Spurzem, M. Giersz and A. Askar

A&A, 710 (2026) A106

Published online: 04 June 2026
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Hard X-ray sources from the high corona are an integral part of solar eruptions

Säm Krucker and Satoshi Masuda

A&A, 710 (2026) A107

Published online: 04 June 2026
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Hourly radio variability of PDS 70c from time-differential photometry

Simon Casassus, Miguel Cárcamo, Oriana Domínguez-Jamett, Yuhiko Aoyama, Gabriel-Dominique Marleau, Ondřej Chrenko, Hauyu Baobab Liu and Barbara Ercolano

A&A, 710 (2026) L10

Published online: 03 June 2026

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4864	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
2294	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
1436	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
1308	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
1257	Press Release Open Access Gamma-ray signature of superluminous supernovae: Fermi-LAT GeV detection of SN 2017egm and evidence of a central engine F. Acero, A. Acharyya, A. Adelfio, M. Ajello, E. Aviano, L. Baldini, J. Ballet, C. Bartolini, D. Bastieri, J. Becerra Gonzalez et al. (109 more) A&A, 709 (2026) A229 Published online: 20 May 2026

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Volume 710 (June 2026) (in progress)
1. 3D simulation of an F-type star with two convective zones (Breton, S. N., et al., 2026, A&A, 710, A10)
2. Post-interaction Wolf-Rayet in the making (Larkin, C. J. K., et al., 2026, A&A, 710, L9)
3. Ring-shaped protoplanetary disks in NIR polarized intensity with VLT/SPHERE (Roumesy, M., et al., 2026, A&A, 710, A75)
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Volume 709 (May 2026)
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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33546	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
6863	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
6109	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
4606	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
4355	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

41136	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
17229	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
13073	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
12475	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
12279	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

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Signature of iron line profile from a Kerr-like wormhole

The shape of pancakes: Catastrophe theory and Gaussian statistics in 2D

Evaluating star formation rates at z = 5

Cluster-green galaxy correlations: Where do these galaxies live?

The apparent Large Magellanic Cloud star cluster age gap

Is the overconcentration of pristine populations in Galactic globular clusters real? - An N-body approach to the problem

Hard X-ray sources from the high corona are an integral part of solar eruptions

Hourly radio variability of PDS 70c from time-differential photometry

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

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

Gamma-ray signature of superluminous supernovae: Fermi-LAT GeV detection of SN 2017egm and evidence of a central engine

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

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

The nature of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets

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

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

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

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