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A puppy chasing its tail: The Event Horizon Telescope’s observations of Sgr A*, part 2

A puppy chasing its tail: The Event Horizon Telescope’s observations of Sgr A*, part 2

by Graham Doskoch | May 13, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Yesterday, the Event Horizon Telescope released a second ever image of a black hole. Here’s what they found.

90 years in the making: The Event Horizon Telescope’s observations of Sgr A*, part 1

90 years in the making: The Event Horizon Telescope’s observations of Sgr A*, part 1

by Graham Doskoch | May 13, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Yesterday, the Event Horizon Telescope released the first image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy. But how did we get to this point?

Winds of change: Why pulsar astronomers need to model the solar wind

Winds of change: Why pulsar astronomers need to model the solar wind

by Graham Doskoch | Apr 9, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

The solar wind is a fascinating thing, but sometimes it can be a big problem. Today’s paper discusses why pulsar astronomers need to worry about it!

Pulsars: The key to secure encryption

Pulsars: The key to secure encryption

by Graham Doskoch | Mar 3, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Pulsars have many applications, from testing general relativity to searching for gravitational waves. Today’s paper explores an unusual one: cryptography!

Asteroids with lasers: A new way to detect gravitational waves?

Asteroids with lasers: A new way to detect gravitational waves?

by Graham Doskoch | Jan 5, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

We haven’t yet detected microhertz gravitational waves. This unusual detector could change that.

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