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Astronomy & Astrophysics @aanda-journal.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

As #EAS2026Lausanne gets underway, A&A has published the full results of its community survey. ~3,000 astronomers from 69 countries shared their views on peer review, Open Access, AI and the future of scientific publishing. 📄 Editorial: urlr.me/pZ9jPj 📰 News: urlr.me/Af4a5h @joaoalves.bsky.social

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A&A community survey on the future of scientific publishing - Credibility over speed, fairness over profit, human judgment over automation | Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)

Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) is an international journal which publishes papers on all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics

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Nereide @drnereide.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🧵1/5 For 170 years we thought there was a large inclined ring of young stars around the Sun.🔭 A new study using Gaia data shows instead that it doesn’t exist: Gould’s Belt is just a temporary alignment of a few star clusters.🧪⚛️ No ring, just a 3D asterism. arxiv.org/abs/2604.13225 #galactic

Figure 1 from the paper 'Requiem for a belt'. Top-down view of the 800 pc (about 2,610 light-years) region around the Sun (yellow star). Left panel: density of young massive stars (blue) and dust (red), with the Radcliffe Wave and Split shaded, and the old Gould’s Belt model as orange ellipse. Right panel: young star clusters colored by family, with their future trajectories.
Credit: Pantaleoni González et al. 2026 (arXiv:2604.13225)

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The Star Formation Newsletter @starformationnews.org · 23/01/2026

The Star Formation Newsletter is back! 🔭☄️ 🥳 From February onwards, we're returning with monthly round-ups of star and planet formation papers, interviews, and more!

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The Star Formation Newsletter Returns - The Star Formation Newsletter

The Star Formation Newsletter is back after a hiatus. This post explains its future direction.

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João Alves @handle.invalid · 07/09/2025

The total eclipse of the Moon at about 21h, here in Vienna

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João Alves @handle.invalid · 07/07/2025

Welcome aboard, Emily! We are delighted that you are joining us in Vienna. Can’t wait!

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Emily Hunt @emily.space · 25/02/2025

Alt text (just realised the setting is only per-computer, sorry 😭) 🧪 Picture 1: their Fig. 1, showing the location of the Sun compared to the Radcliffe wave dust clouds and clusters Picture 2: their Fig. 3, showing multiple views of the Sun's orbit over time compared to the gas clouds in the wave

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Emily Hunt @emily.space · 25/02/2025

Interesting paper out today by Efrem Maconi, @joaoalves.bsky.social et al.! They find that the Sun probably passed through a massive wave of interstellar dust and gas (the Radcliffe wave) around 11 to 18 million years ago. 🔭🧪 #milkyway #planetsci arxiv.org/abs/2502.16360

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 25/02/2025

The Galactic Journey of our Solar System 🌌✨🔭 An international research team led by Uni Vienna has discovered that the Solar System traversed the Orion star-forming complex, a component of the Radcliffe Wave galactic structure, approximately 14 million years ago. 🔍 Read more about their findings: ⤵️

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The Galactic Journey of our Solar System

Our sun and its planets crossed the Radcliffe Wave in the well-known Orion complex

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Stellar Origins 2025 @ Vienna @stellarorigins2025.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Dear all, it is our great pleasure to release the 1st announcement of our StellarOrigins2025 conference! #stellarorigins2025 website: stellarorigins2025.univie.ac.at

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