Nature Astronomy, Published online: 12 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02252-5 An outstanding discrepancy between observations and models of stellar limb darkening is resolved here by the inclusion of stellar surface magnetism in models. This will enable an improved characterization of transiting exoplanets.

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 12 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02247-2 Venus lacks a magnetic field, leading to interactions between the solar wind and its atmosphere. During its Venus fly-by, BepiColombo observed planetary C+ and O+ escape into space due to this interaction,

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 11 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02251-6 In response to concerns raised by the Navajo Nation on treating the Moon as a grave, NASA has a unique opportunity to advance the conversation with Indigenous communities regarding how we interact

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02243-6 The Vesta anorthosite meteorite discovery suggests Vesta experienced a lunar magma ocean-like process. Anorthite formed during magma crystallization could have floated to the surface of Vesta, creating a primary anorthositic crust. —————

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 08 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02244-5 A state-of-the-art simulation reveals that the long-lasting 10 MK plasma in solar active regions can be heated by magnetic reconnections driven by continuous flux emergence that repeatedly deposit impulsive heating into the coronal

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 08 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02225-8 Radio pulses from a rare, radio-loud magnetar, XTE J1810−197, are seen to have undergone a conversion in their polarization state. This change can be linked to the magnetar’s magnetic field geometry, and