Nature Astronomy

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| title = Nature Astronomy

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| abbreviation = Nat. Astron.

| discipline = Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology and Planetary science

| editor = Paul Woods

| publisher = Nature Portfolio

| country = United Kingdom

| history = 2017–present

| frequency = Monthly

| openaccess = Hybrid

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| impact = 15.647

| impact-year = 2021

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| eISSN = 2397-3366

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| LCCN = 2018242063

| OCLC = 1165479718

| website = https://www.nature.com/natastron/

| link1 = https://www.nature.com/natastron/research-articles

| link1-name = Online access

| link2 = https://www.nature.com/natastron/volumes

| link2-name = Online archive

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Nature Astronomy is a peer reviewed scientific journal published by Nature Portfolio.{{cite web|url=https://www.springernature.com/gp/group/media/press-releases/announcing-five-new-nature-titles/7820100|title=Announcing five new Nature titles: Nature Astronomy, Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Nature Human Behaviour and Nature Reviews Chemistry - Group - Springer Nature - A new force in research publishing|website=www.springernature.com}}{{cite web |title=A new astronomy publication: Nature Astronomy {{!}} British Astronomical Association |url=https://britastro.org/node/8821 |website=britastro.org |language=en}} It was first published in January 2017 (volume 1, issue 1), although the first content appeared online in December 2016. The editor-in-chief is Paul Woods, who is a full-time professional editor employed by the journal.{{cite web|url=https://www.nature.com/natastron/about/editors|title=About the Editors - Nature Astronomy|website=www.nature.com}} Dr. Woods took over the leadership of the journal in April 2024 from May Chiao,{{cite web|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-024-02260-5|title=Under new management|website=www.nature.com}} who launched the journal. The founding editors of this journal, in addition to May Chiao, were Paul Woods, Luca Maltagliati and Marios Karouzos.