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Hiding in the Core: could Intermediate-Mass Black Holes exist in the Galactic Center?

Hiding in the Core: could Intermediate-Mass Black Holes exist in the Galactic Center?

by Aldo Panfichi | May 6, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries

There’s a cluster of stars near the Milky Way’s center whose distribution and age puzzles scientists. Could an intermediate-mass black hole be the light that reveals the mystery?

STARS IN THE DUST? Signs of Previously Unknown Companions in the Southern Ring Nebula, revealed by JWST

STARS IN THE DUST? Signs of Previously Unknown Companions in the Southern Ring Nebula, revealed by JWST

by Aldo Panfichi | Apr 4, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries

In today’s paper: the sensitivity and power of JWST has allowed scientists to discover signs of at least two, if not three, unknown companions to NGC 3132’s central star!

Movement in the Dust: Detecting Planetary Candidates via Disk Kinematics?

Movement in the Dust: Detecting Planetary Candidates via Disk Kinematics?

by Aldo Panfichi | Feb 27, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries

In today’s paper, the authors analyze millimeter and submillimeter ALMA observations of a protoplanetary disk, and find kinematic signs of candidate companions within!

Dynamical Duo: An Updated Understanding of the Orbits of the Two Giant Planets in the HD 45354 System

Dynamical Duo: An Updated Understanding of the Orbits of the Two Giant Planets in the HD 45354 System

by Aldo Panfichi | Jan 4, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries

In today’s paper, the authors take another look at the HD 45354 planetary system, and come to new conclusions about the orbit of the two gas giants within!

Could Stripped Stars be False Positives in the Search for the Missing Black Holes?

Could Stripped Stars be False Positives in the Search for the Missing Black Holes?

by Aldo Panfichi | Oct 3, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

The authors of today’s article argue that stripped B-type stars could be a source of false positives in the search for quiet, stellar-mass black holes in the Milky Way

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