UR #28: Photometry and Analysis of a Sample of Quasars on Archival Yerkes Observatory Photographic Plates
Today’s guest post looks at the work of undergraduate physics student Buduka Ogonor on using astronomical photographic plates to study quasars.
Mind the gap: A tale told by black holes
How massive can stellar black holes be?
How Can Fast Radio Bursts be Produced in Binary Neutron Star Systems?
Fast radio bursts have unknown origins, but today’s guest post discusses one possibility: interacting BNS systems.
The Alternative to Dark Matter May be General Relativity Itself
No dark matter, no modified gravitation, just general relativity. Let’s see what we can get in disk galaxies.
How Magnetic Fields Could Change the Chandrasekhar Mass Limit
Type Ia supernovae are some of the most interesting events in astrophysics. Read about how magnetic fields could change our understanding of them in today’s paper!