Springer Astronomy

13/04/2026

Sofia Contarini, Giovanni Verza & Alice Pisani. The era of precision cosmology with voids. 34, 1 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00159-026-00166-x

Cosmic voids, the large underdense regions of our Universe, have emerged over the past decade as powerful cosmological laboratories: their simple dynamics, sensitivity to local gravitational effects and cosmic expansion, and ability to span large volumes, make them uniquely suited to test fundamental physics. Fueled by advances in theory, simulations, and observations, void science has matured into a precision tool for constraining the parameters of the standard cosmological model and its possible extensions.

Cosmic voids, the large underdense regions of our Universe, have emerged over the past decade as powerful cosmological laboratories: their simple dynamics, sensitivity to local gravitational effects and cosmic expansion, and ability to span large volumes, make them uniquely suited to test fundamenta...

02/04/2026

Fuzzy dark matter (FDM), composed of ultralight bosons, exhibits intricate wave phenomena on galactic scales. Compared to cold dark matter, FDM simulations are significantly more computationally demanding due to the need to resolve the de Broglie wavelength and its rapid oscillations. In this review...

01/12/2025

"The Lucy Mission": article collection completed https://link.springer.com/journal/11214/updates/27831548 — Start reading the editors' introduction by Keith Noll, Hal Levison & Simone Marchi https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-025-01252-9

27/11/2025

'Extreme Exploration: Celebrating And Applying Lessons Learned From The Apollo Expeditions', by Pamela Elizabeth Clark, describes a relatively unsung triumph of the Apollo program.

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17/11/2025

The journals are unique in maintaining a suite of high-quality review articles, which are kept up-to-date by the authors. This is the meaning of the word "living" in the journal's title.

This paper reviews Vlasov-based numerical methods used to model plasma in space physics and astrophysics. Plasma consists of collectively behaving charged particles that form the major part of baryonic matter in the Universe. Many physical concepts ranging from our own planetary environment to the S...

13/11/2025

"Aditya-L1: A Space Based Observatory to Study the Solar Atmosphere, Solar Wind, Heliosphere, and Space Weather" — The collection of 10 articles on the mission has now been completed and is available free to read from 14 Nov to 14 Dec 2025: https://link.springer.com/journal/11207/updates/27827320

13/11/2025

Revisit our issue "Auroral Physics": https://link.springer.com/collections/gdeaccihbf
This collection provides a comprehensive review of our current scientific understanding of the terrestrial aurora, both observational and theoretical.

10/11/2025

In this review, the methodology of large eddy simulations (LES) is introduced and applications in astrophysics are discussed. As theoretical framework, the scale decomposition of the dynamical equations for compressible neutral fluids by means of spatial filtering is explained. For cosmological appl...

31/10/2025

Alessandra Celletti (2025) Conservative and Dissipative Models of Celestial Mechanics. Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Springer, Cham.

This book is devoted to the presentation and discussion of some models of relevance in Celestial Mechanics and Astrodynamics.

28/10/2025

Alexey Potapov, Martin R. S. McCoustra, Ryo Tazaki, Edwin A. Bergin, Stefan T. Bromley, Robin T. Garrod, Albert Rimola. Is cosmic dust porous? 33, 6 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00159-025-00164-5

Cosmic dust may be spongier and fluffier than we thought, according to a new review by international scientists, including our own Professor Martin McCoustra.

Rather than compact rocks, these tiny grains act like “fluffy little sponges”, with large surface areas.

The findings, published in Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, could transform our understanding of how stars, planets, and the building blocks of life emerge.

Read full story: https://www.hw.ac.uk/news/2025/space-dust-is-spongier-than-we-thought-say-scientists

27/10/2025

Luo, J., Milyukov, V., Zhou, ZB., Yeh, HC., Mei, J. (eds) Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on the TianQin Science Mission; 25–26 April 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China. TianQin 2024. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 428. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-7803-7 — Start reading with free access: Luo, J. (2025). A Brief Introduction to the TianQin Project https://rdcu.be/eMUxi

TianQin, a Chinese space-based gravitational wave detection mission was initiated in 2014 and has since achieved several significant milestones, including the launch of the TianQin-1 experimental satellite. The construction of the TianQin-2 experimental satellites is currently underway, with a projected launch date set for 2026. These advancements are laying the groundwork for the TianQin-3 gravitational wave detection mission with the target launch around 2035.

27/10/2025

Nora Elisa Chisari. A rising tide: intrinsic alignments since the turn of the millennium. 33, 5 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00159-025-00161-8

"The alignments of galaxies across the large-scale structure of the Universe are known to be a source of contamination for gravitational lensing, but they can also probe cosmology and the physics of galaxy evolution in many ways. In this review, I cover developments in our understanding of intrinsic alignments over the past 25 years."

The alignments of galaxies across the large-scale structure of the Universe are known to be a source of contamination for gravitational lensing, but they can also probe cosmology and the physics of galaxy evolution in many ways. In this review, I cover developments in our understanding of intrinsic....