Nature Astronomy, Published online: 27 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02343-3 This Perspective presents the evidence in favour of and against the existence of an ancient ocean covering the Martian northern plains (Vastitas Borealis), discussing in particular the contribution of the Chinese Zhurong

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 26 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02346-0 A comprehensive inventory of the carbon footprints of 1,211 ground-based astronomical observatories and space missions over a period of 78 years is used to model the expected future annual carbon footprint from astronomical

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02344-2 By extracting non-Gaussian cosmological information on galaxy clustering at nonlinear scales, a framework for cosmic inference (SimBIG) provides more precise constraints for testing cosmological models. ————— Free Secure Email – Transcom Sigma

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02355-z Seeing disks in context ————— Free Secure Email – Transcom Sigma Transcom Hosting Transcom Premium Domains

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02342-4 The dynamical history of the seven-planet TRAPPIST-1 system, which is marked by delicate orbital resonances, is meticulously reconstructed. This study unveils the key physical processes that shaped its formation during and beyond

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02347-z If water exists in super-Earth and sub-Neptune exoplanets, it is expected to be hidden deep in their cores and mantles, rather than at their surfaces. Exoplanets considered to be relatively dry might