Deep Neural Network-Based High-Precision Identification of Weak Stability Boundary Structures

This paper proposes a deep neural network-based method that overcomes the limitations of conventional techniques by achieving both high computational efficiency and identification precision (97.26–99.91%) for weak stability boundary structures, thereby facilitating their application in ballistic capture analysis and low-energy transfer construction.

Shuyue Fu, Ziqi Xu, Di Wu + 1 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

A Black-Hole Envelope Interpretation for Cosmological Demographics of Little Red Dots

By applying the black-hole-envelope model to reanalyze the spectral energy distributions of approximately 400 Little Red Dots, this study demonstrates that interpreting these sources as accreting black holes shrouded in dense gas, rather than dust-reddened AGNs, resolves their puzzling spectral features and reconciles their cosmological demographics with the established evolution of black holes at z<5z<5.

Hiroya Umeda, Kohei Inayoshi, Yuichi Harikane + 1 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

The GAPS programme at TNG LXX. HD 128717 B/Gaia-6 B: a long-period eccentric low-mass brown dwarf from astrometry and radial velocities

Using high-precision radial velocities from HARPS-N combined with Gaia DR3 astrometry, the GAPS programme confirmed that the companion HD 128717 B (Gaia-6 B) is a long-period, high-eccentricity brown dwarf with a mass of approximately 20 Jupiter masses, correcting a previously inaccurate orbital solution derived solely from Gaia data.

M. Pinamonti, A. Sozzetti, D. Barbato + 24 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

On the magnetic field evolution of interplanetary coronal mass ejections from 0.07 to 5.4 au

This study utilizes an expanded catalog of 1976 interplanetary coronal mass ejection events observed from 0.07 to 5.4 au to demonstrate that their magnetic field evolution follows a single power law with an exponent of approximately -1.57, while revealing that a two-exponent multipole model is required to reconcile these interplanetary measurements with solar source field strengths.

Christian Möstl, Emma E. Davies, Eva Weiler + 8 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Chemical complexity in star formation induced by stellar feedback: cores shock-formed by the supernova remnant W44

This study presents the first detection of complex organic molecules and deuterated species in a shock-impacted clump at the interface of supernova remnant W44 and a molecular cloud, revealing chemical properties consistent with early-stage low-mass star formation that may preserve a chemical budget ultimately incorporated into planetary systems.

G. Cosentino, I. Jiménez-Serra, F. Fontani + 8 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Probing the Warm Dark Matter mass with [C II] intensity mapping

This paper forecasts the potential of [C II] line-intensity mapping surveys to constrain the mass of Warm Dark Matter particles, demonstrating that while current and near-future surveys can set lower limits on the particle mass, achieving competitive constraints comparable to other methods will require combining multiple redshifts and emission lines with advanced survey capabilities.

Elena Marcuzzo, Cristiano Porciani, Emilio Romano-Díaz + 3 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): on the nature of ultra-diffuse galaxies in the Hydra I cluster. V. Integrated stellar population properties

Using MUSE integral field spectroscopy, this study analyzes the stellar population properties of ultra-diffuse and low-surface brightness galaxies in the Hydra I cluster, revealing distinct formation pathways where most galaxies align with a puffed-up dwarf scenario while metal-richer inner galaxies suggest significant environmental influence.

Goran Doll, Chiara Buttitta, Enrichetta Iodice + 19 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Resolving dust and Lyα emission in a lensed galaxy at the epoch of reionization with JWST/CANUCS

Using high-resolution JWST observations of the strongly lensed galaxy HCM 6A at z=6.5676z=6.5676, this study reveals that feedback-driven multiphase interstellar medium structures and dust-cleared central clumps in young star-forming regions enable efficient Lyman-α\alpha escape despite moderate dust content during the epoch of reionization.

V. Markov, M. Bradač, V. Estrada-Carpenter + 20 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Exploring the origins of high-velocity features in SNe Ia with the spectral synthesis code TARDIS

Using the TARDIS radiative-transfer code combined with neural network emulation and MCMC inference, this study demonstrates that single high-velocity density enhancements cannot simultaneously reproduce the observed silicon and calcium high-velocity features in Type Ia supernovae, suggesting that current delayed- and double-detonation explosion models are incomplete.

Luke Harvey, Kate Maguire, Alexander Holas + 8 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Understanding the chemistry of temperate exoplanets atmospheres through experimental and numerical simulations

By combining cold plasma experiments and photochemical modeling on H2-rich gas mixtures, this study demonstrates that out-of-equilibrium chemistry in temperate exoplanet atmospheres drives the formation of diverse organic species, with production efficiency and chemical complexity heavily dependent on the C/O ratio and the balance between methane and oxidized carbon sources.

O. Sohier, A. Y. Jaziri, L. Vettier + 3 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Magnetic field spreading from stellar and galactic dynamos into the exterior

This paper proposes that magnetic fields spreading diffusively from stellar and galactic dynamos into their turbulent, poorly conducting exteriors form confined magnetospheres with distinct decay properties and expansion dynamics that differ from standard potential or force-free models, thereby ruling out such fields as the source of intergalactic void magnetization.

Axel Brandenburg, Oindrila Ghosh, Franco Vazza + 1 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Detecting false positives with PLATO using double-aperture photometry and centroid shifts

This paper proposes and validates a double-aperture photometry strategy as a computationally efficient alternative to on-board centroid shifts for detecting false positives in the PLATO mission, demonstrating that secondary flux measurements achieve the highest detection efficiency (92%) for rejecting eclipsing binary contaminants among Sun-like stars.

F. Gutiérrez-Canales, R. Samadi, A. Birch + 6 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Revealing the intricacies of radio galaxies and filaments in the merging galaxy cluster Abell 2255. II. Properties of filaments using multi-frequency radio data

By combining high-resolution LOFAR-VLBI, uGMRT, and VLA multi-frequency data, this study reveals the complex spectral, morphological, and polarized properties of filaments in the merging galaxy cluster Abell 2255, identifying steep-spectrum extensions up to 250 kpc and highlighting the Original TRG as the primary driver of these structures.

E. De Rubeis, M. Bondi, A. Botteon + 11 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Lyman Continuum escaping from in-situ formed stars in a tidal bridge at z = 3

This study utilizes JWST and HST observations to reveal that a young, in-situ formed star cluster within a tidal bridge of an interacting galaxy pair at z=3 exhibits a high Lyman-continuum escape fraction of 57%, suggesting that such tidal features play a crucial role in facilitating ionizing radiation escape and shaping the diversity of Lyman-continuum emitters at Cosmic Noon.

T. E. Rivera-Thorsen, A. Le Reste, M. J. Hayes + 11 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Dynamically consistent analysis of Galactic WN4b stars

By applying hydrodynamically-consistent PoWR-HD modeling and Gaia DR3 parallaxes to a sample of six Galactic WN4b stars, this study resolves parameter degeneracies inherent in traditional grid-based analyses to reveal a narrow temperature range, confirm the existence of low-luminosity Wolf-Rayet stars, and identify distinct mass-loss characteristics compared to WN2 stars.

Roel R. Lefever, Andreas A. C. Sander, Matheus Bernini-Peron + 6 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph