Peer-Reviewed Publications

2026

Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 708, Article Number A42

The stellar origins of 96Zr excesses in presolar graphites from the Murchison meteorite

I. Pal, M. Jadhav, D. Z. Shulaker, M. Raiwa, M. R. Savina, H. Bouillion, M. Pignatari, L. Roberti, M. Lugaro, B. Szányi, A. Karakas, P. Denissenkov, F. Herwig, C. J. Dory, F. Gyngard, N. Kitaand S. Amari (2026):
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/04/aa56719-25/aa56719-25.html

The Astronomical Journal, Volume 171, Issue 1, id.16, 14 pp.

Galactic chemical evolution of short-lived radioactive isotopes produced by explosive nucleosynthesis: 60Fe and 53Mn

Trueman et al. (2026, AJ 171 1):
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ae0c99

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 997, Issue 1, id.41, 22 pp.

Impact of 3D macro physics and nuclear physics on the p nuclei in O-C shell mergers

Issa et al. (2026):
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae2ad1

Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 705, id.A38, 7 pp.

Molybdenum and Ruthenium in the Galactic Disk: A Closer Look at their nucleosynthesis components

T. Mishenina, T. Kurtukian-Nieto, T. Gorbaneva, A.M. Amarsi, A. Psaltis, M. Pignatari (2026):
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2026/01/aa57454-25/aa57454-25.html

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 997, Issue 2, id.314, 10 pp.

3D Macro Physics and Light Odd-Z Element Production in O-C Shell Mergers: Implications for 40K 2 production and radiogenic heating inventories of rocky exoplanets

Issa et al. (2026):
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025arXiv250919240I/abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 998, Issue 1, id.39, 12 pp.

The Astrophysical Birth Environment of the Solar System Inferred from Cometary Noble Gases

William S. Cassata, Maria Lugaro, Marco Pignatari, Benjamin Wehmeyer, Stephen J. Mojzsis, and Reto Trappitsch (2026, ApJ 998 38):
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae27c1

2025

The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 984, Issue 1, id.L32, 13 pp.

Near-instantaneous Atmospheric Retrievals and Model Comparison with FASTER

Lueber et al. (2025, ApJL, 984, L32):
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025ApJ…984L..32L/abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 990, Issue 1, id.19, 10 pp.

Production of Radioactive 22Na in Core-collapse Supernovae: The Ne-E(L) Component in Presolar Grains and Its Possible Consequences on Supernova Observations

Pignatari et al. (2025, ApJ 990, 1):
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/adef4c

Astronomy & Astrophysics, 703, A218 (2025)

Proto-planetary disk composition-dependent element volatility in the context of rocky planet formation. Astronomy and Astrophysics 703, A218

Spaargaren, R.J., Herbort, O., Wang, H.S., Mojzsis, S.J., Sossi, P. (2025):
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2025/11/aa56011-25.pdf

The Astronomical Journal, Volume 170, Issue 4, id.245, 10 pp.

Investigating Phosphorus Abundances in a Sample of APOGEE-2 Bulge Globular Clusters

Barbuy et al. (2025, AJ 170, 245):
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025AJ….170..245B/abstract

Nature, 646, pages1122–1128

Magnetotelluric evidence for a melt-rich magmatic reservoir beneath Mayotte. Nature

Wawrzyniak P. et al. (2025):
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09625-4

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 994, Issue 1, id.28, 19 pp.

The Gradient of Mean Molecular Weight across the Radius Valley

Heng, Owen & Tian (2025):
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025ApJ…994..250K/abstract

Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 703, id.L15, 8 pp.

The SPAr burning: proton captures powering carbon–oxygen shell mergers in massive stars

Roberti, L. and Pignatari, M. (2025, ApJ 994 250):
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025A%26A…703L..15R/abstract

The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 994, Number 1

Strontium-84 Enrichments in Presolar Grains Provide First Evidence of p-process Nucleosynthesis in Core-collapse Supernovae

Ishita Pal, Manavi Jadhav, Danielle Z. Shulaker, Michael R. Savina, Marco Pignatari, Lorenzo Roberti, Heather Bouillion, Maria Lugaro, et al, (2025 ApJL 994 L21):
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae182f

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 994, Issue 2, id.250, 19 pp.

Impact of the Latest22 Ne+α Reaction Rates on Nucleosynthesis in Massive Stars and Galactic Chemical Evolution

Kotar et al. (2025, ApJ 994 250):
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025ApJ…994..250K/abstract

Gondwana Research 153, 150-169

Tracing paleoenvironmental change across the Permian-Triassic transition in a marginal-marine setting focusing on Colorado’s Front Range

Zawaski, M.J., Hagadorn, J.W., White, K.R., Longmand, M., Yusas, M., Lahey, B.L., Phillips, A.A., Shen, J., Algeo, T.J., Hass, J., Liu, Z., Mojzsis, S.J. (2025):
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/398658681_Tracing_paleoenvironmental_change_across_the_Permian-Triassic_transition_in_Colorado

The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 994, Number 1

The Albedo Problem and Cloud Cover on Hot Jupiters

Heng, Edwards & Cowan (2025, ApJL 996 L11):
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae2a1f

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