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A Potential New Piece of the “Little Red Dot” Puzzle

A Potential New Piece of the “Little Red Dot” Puzzle

by Drew Lapeer | Jan 26, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s paper presents an intriguing new object, which may be a early-Universe supermassive black hole shedding its gas cocoon!

Spot the difference: eccentricity or precession

Spot the difference: eccentricity or precession

by Viviana Cáceres | Jan 23, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries

Don’t get bamboozled by this sneaky resemblance!

Listen closely to these gravitational waves

Listen closely to these gravitational waves

by Viviana Cáceres | Dec 30, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

Subtle whispers in gravitational waves put general relativity to the test.

Spinning into the merging binary black hole family tree

Spinning into the merging binary black hole family tree

by Neev Shah | Nov 21, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

Do black holes have a family tree? Read more in today’s bite!

So… Are Black Holes Dark Energy?

So… Are Black Holes Dark Energy?

by Lucas Brown | Oct 30, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

In today’s bite, we investigate a controversial paper from two years ago, tracing its origins and attempting to finally answer the question: are black holes dark energy?

Blown away by the stellar wind: Intermediate-mass black holes from very massive stars collapsing

Blown away by the stellar wind: Intermediate-mass black holes from very massive stars collapsing

by Viviana Cáceres | Oct 20, 2025 | Daily Paper Summaries

Thick stellar winds might be blowing away the chances of forming intermediate-mass black holes from the collapse of very massive stars.

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