Black Holes All the Way Down: New Multimessenger Evidence for a Binary Black Hole Merger Within an Active Galactic Nucleus
In today’s paper, a unique gravitational wave event is re-examined as the possible origin of an AGN flare. What are the odds?
Forget X-Ray Vision: Using Gravitational Waves to Peer Inside of the Sun
What if we could use continuous gravitational waves from far away pulsars to learn about the inside of our very own sun? The authors of today’s paper explore what it would take to make this far-out idea a reality.
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.