From Dust Bunnies to Black Holes: Oppenheimer-Snyder Collapse
In this summary of a classic paper from 1939, we look back at the very first theory of black hole formation: Oppenheimer and Snyder’s model of a spherically collapsing ball of dust.
In this summary of a classic paper from 1939, we look back at the very first theory of black hole formation: Oppenheimer and Snyder’s model of a spherically collapsing ball of dust.
Today’s Astrobite looks at a classic paper by Barbara Williams, the first Black woman to get a PhD
Do you feel lost reading papers? Try reading a review article or a classic paper first!
200 years ago, Joseph Fourier had an idea that added a whole new dimension to physics.
Today we’re talking about the history of gamma-ray astrophysics, starting with a very important observation from the late 1980s
A look at a classic paper exploring a novel technique to select distant galaxies by waiting for them to drop out of the spectra…