21 Dec 2024
Just over an hour left to vote in the final of #NAstroCoverComp!
20 Dec 2024
Three cover images are through to the FINAL of #NAstroCoverComp. Again, 24 hrs to vote (see next tweet for poll).
Will it be an illustration of a voracious quasar (APR)?
Will JWST's view of the Orion Bar succeed (MAY)?
Or will it be another win for the ASKAP telescope
(SEP)?
1
7
1,408
20 Dec 2024
Winner of round 3, with 53% of the vote, is this design featuring the ASKAP telescope from September's issue (Caleb et al.). Voting in the final of #NAstroCoverComp is now live!
1
4
14
6,506
20 Dec 2024
Vote for the Nature Astronomy cover of 2024 in the final of #NAstroCoverComp:
16%
APR: Wolf et al.
10%
MAY: Zannese et al.
73%
SEP: Caleb et al.
86 votes • Final results
2
7
902
20 Dec 2024
Three cover images are through to the FINAL of #NAstroCoverComp. Again, 24 hrs to vote (see next tweet for poll).
Will it be an illustration of a voracious quasar (APR)?
Will JWST's view of the Orion Bar succeed (MAY)?
Or will it be another win for the ASKAP telescope
(SEP)?
2
4
17
3,207
19 Dec 2024
Winner of round 2, with 45% of the vote, is this JWST image of part of the Orion Bar from May's issue (Zannese et al.). This cover goes through to tomorrow's final: #NAstroCoverComp
1
2
26
1,290
19 Dec 2024
ROUND 3 VOTE: 24-hour voting window opens now... #NAstroCoverComp
53%
SEP: Caleb et al.
10%
OCT: Angeloudi et al.
5%
NOV: de Wit et al.
33%
DEC: Valade et al.
171 votes • Final results
2
1
9
1,122
19 Dec 2024
ROUND 3 VOTE: choose your favourite from the options below to progress one to the final of the Nature Astronomy cover of the year competition! #NAstroCoverComp
4
7
38
5,629
18 Dec 2024
Winner of round 1, with 37% of the vote, was this image of a rapidly accreting black hole from April's issue (Wolf et al.). This cover goes through to Friday's final: #NAstroCoverComp
1
5
34
1,536
18 Dec 2024
ROUND 2 VOTE: 24-hour voting window opens now... #NAstroCoverComp
45%
MAY: Zannese et al.
9%
JUN: Blanchard et al.
30%
JUL: Gillon et al.
17%
AUG: Veledina et al.
47 votes • Final results
1
3
834
18 Dec 2024
ROUND 2 VOTE: choose your favourite from the options below to progress one to the final of the Nature Astronomy cover of the year competition! #NAstroCoverComp
1
3
7
2,597
17 Dec 2024
I know nearly everyone has left Twitter now, but any last stragglers are welcome to take part in the annual #NAstroCoverComp...
17 Dec 2024
ROUND 1 VOTE: choose your favourite from the options below to progress one to the final of the Nature Astronomy cover of the year competition! #NAstroCoverComp
1
3
290
17 Dec 2024
ROUND 1 VOTE: 24-hour voting window opens now... #NAstroCoverComp
27%
JAN: Cockell et al.
7%
FEB: Massey et al.
30%
MAR: Kirsten et al.
37%
APR: Wolf et al.
30 votes • Final results
1
3
655
17 Dec 2024
ROUND 1 VOTE: choose your favourite from the options below to progress one to the final of the Nature Astronomy cover of the year competition! #NAstroCoverComp
2
3
13
1,744
17 Dec 2024
It's that time of the year again! The annual Nature Astronomy cover competition is here! Which of our 2024 cover images will take the prize this year? Get voting in the poll below, for the round 1 entries. #NAstroCoverComp
1
2
5
1,035
22 Dec 2023
Congratulations to the winner of #NAstroCoverComp 2023, Chitta et al., with this view of the web of magnetized plasma found in the Sun's middle corona! This image gathered half the votes in the final, and featured on the front page of our February issue: nature.com/natastron/volumes…
32
158
11,485
22 Dec 2023
Three hours or so left to vote in the final of #NAstroCoverComp...
21 Dec 2023
FINAL VOTE: choose your favourite from these three finalists to win the Nature Astronomy cover of the year competition! #NAstroCoverComp
6
1,848
21 Dec 2023
In a close-run battle, the September cover (Shao, Xu, et al.) makes it through to the final of #NAstroCoverComp, with 30% of the vote:
1
1
14
1,144
21 Dec 2023
FINAL VOTE: The 24-hour voting window opens now... #NAstroCoverComp
50%
FEB: Chitta et al.
27%
JUL: Alday et al.
23%
SEP: Shao et al.
448 votes • Final results
6
1,593
21 Dec 2023
FINAL VOTE: choose your favourite from these three finalists to win the Nature Astronomy cover of the year competition! #NAstroCoverComp
4
11
35
10,464
21 Dec 2023
A few hours left to vote in this last preliminary round of #NAstroCoverComp. It's a very close race!
20 Dec 2023
ROUND 3 VOTE: choose your favourite from the options below to progress one to the final of the Nature Astronomy cover of the year competition! #NAstroCoverComp
1
9
2,065