Nature Astronomy, Published online: 10 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02279-8 Modelling suggests that the Solar System may have passed through a cold dense cloud 2–3 Myr ago, in agreement with geological evidence from 60Fe and 244Pu isotopes, putting Earth in direct contact with

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 06 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02288-7 What drives the solar wind complexity and variability seen in the heliosphere remains an unresolved mystery. Unique high-resolution observations and measurements taken at 0.5 au, coupled with magnetic modelling and spectroscopic techniques,

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 05 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02277-w Long-period radio transients emit powerful polarized signals lasting minutes to an hour. The discovery of ASKAP J1935+2148, a source showing diverse emission modes that resemble neutron-star behaviour, challenges existing ideas of these phenomena.

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 30 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02297-6 The astronomy and quantum information science communities met together in a one-day workshop to share experiences and ideas on how to reach the next level — the quantum level — of astronomical

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 28 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02278-9 Solar wind is highly structured yet variable. Close-up observations of the solar atmosphere reveal that the changing connectivity of multiple sources in the solar corona drives the observed complexity and variability in

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 27 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02272-1 Observation of new lava flows between different Magellan radar scans in regions of Sif Mons and Niobe Planitia confirms that volcanism on Venus is still ongoing. This evidence also suggests the planet’s