Gardens of the Galaxy: Has JWST Confirmed the Existence of Heavy Supermassive Black Hole Seeds?
A recent observation of an extremely distant quasar sheds some (X-ray) light on the long-standing mystery of supermassive black hole formation.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Daniel Scolnic
“The past, present, and future of the Hubble tension”: We interviewed cosmologist Daniel Scolnic for his plenary talk at the upcoming #AAS242!
Tufts University Graduate Workers are Fighting for a Fair Contract
Tufts University graduate workers receive some of the lowest pay among top 50 universities when adjusted against cost of living. This year they are fighting for a new contract to raise wages, expand healthcare coverage, and secure new workplace protections.
Gravitational Lensing Unveils an Ultramassive Black Hole In the Heart of Abell 1201
Measuring the mass of black holes in the centers of far away galaxies can be tricky, but today’s paper demonstrates the viability of a new method in this field: gravitational lensing!
How Good are Humans at Visually Identifying Gravitational Lenses?
In an era of increasing reliance on computers to classify astrophysical imagery, what role do humans have to play? Today’s paper examines human biases in visual searches for gravitational lensing.