Nature Astronomy
Overview
Nature Astronomy is a prestigious scientific journal that publishes cutting-edge research in the field of astronomy. It covers a wide range of topics, including astrophysics, planetary science, cosmology, and observational astronomy. With rigorous peer-review and high editorial standards, it provides a platform for groundbreaking discoveries, innovative theories, and advancements in our understanding of the universe.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Nat Astron
Publisher
Springer Nature
Start
2017
End
Continuing
Frequency
Monthly
e-ISSN
2397-3366
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 4067
84
SJR / Ranks: 509
3311
CiteScore / Ranks: 438
18.10
JIF / Ranks: 249
14.1
Recent Articles
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Glavin D, Dworkin J, Alexander C, Aponte J, Baczynski A, Barnes J, et al.
Nat Astron
. 2025 Feb;
9(2):199-210.
PMID: 39990238
Organic matter in meteorites reveals clues about early Solar System chemistry and the origin of molecules important to life, but terrestrial exposure complicates interpretation. Samples returned from the B-type asteroid...
2.
Hyder A, Li C, Chanover N, Bjoraker G
Nat Astron
. 2025 Feb;
9(2):211-220.
PMID: 39990237
Jupiter's oxygen content is inextricably tied to its formation history and the evolution of the early Solar System. Recent one-dimensional thermochemical modelling of CO showed that the planet's bulk water...
3.
de Graaff A, Setton D, Brammer G, Cutler S, Suess K, Labbe I, et al.
Nat Astron
. 2025 Feb;
9(2):280-292.
PMID: 39990236
Within the established framework of structure formation, galaxies start as systems of low stellar mass and gradually grow into far more massive galaxies. The existence of massive galaxies in the...
4.
Jasinski J, Cochrane C, Jia X, Dunn W, Roussos E, Nordheim T, et al.
Nat Astron
. 2025 Jan;
9(1):66-74.
PMID: 39866552
The Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus in 1986 revealed an unusually oblique and off-centred magnetic field. This single in situ measurement has been the basis of our interpretation of Uranus's...
5.
Lorincik J, Dudik J, Sainz Dalda A, Aulanier G, Polito V, De Pontieu B
Nat Astron
. 2025 Jan;
9(1):45-54.
PMID: 39866551
Slipping motions of magnetic field lines are a distinct signature of three-dimensional magnetic reconnection, a fundamental process driving solar and stellar flares. While being a key prediction of numerical experiments,...
6.
Zavala J, Castellano M, Akins H, Bakx T, Burgarella D, Casey C, et al.
Nat Astron
. 2025 Jan;
9(1):155-164.
PMID: 39866550
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a surprising population of bright galaxies in the very early Universe (≲500 Myr after the Big Bang) that is hard to explain with...
7.
Pearlman A, Scholz P, Bethapudi S, Hessels J, Kaspi V, Kirsten F, et al.
Nat Astron
. 2025 Jan;
9(1):111-127.
PMID: 39866549
The precise origins of fast radio bursts (FRBs) remain unknown. Multiwavelength observations of nearby FRB sources can provide important insights into the enigmatic FRB phenomenon. Here we present results from...
8.
Joy K, Wang N, Snape J, Goodwin A, Pernet-Fisher J, Whitehouse M, et al.
Nat Astron
. 2025 Jan;
9(1):55-65.
PMID: 39866548
The Moon's farside South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin is the largest and oldest visible impact basin in the inner Solar System. Determining the timing of this catastrophic event is key to...
9.
Paquet M, Moynier F, Yokoyama T, Dai W, Hu Y, Abe Y, et al.
Nat Astron
. 2025 Jan;
7(2):182-189.
PMID: 39776490
Initial analyses showed that asteroid Ryugu's composition is close to CI (Ivuna-like) carbonaceous chondrites -the chemically most primitive meteorites, characterized by near-solar abundances for most elements. However, some isotopic signatures...
10.
Kruijer T, Kleine T, Borg L
Nat Astron
. 2024 Dec;
4(1):32-40.
PMID: 39655089
The isotopic composition of meteorites and terrestrial planets holds important clues about the earliest history of the Solar System and the processes of planet formation. Recent work has shown that...