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The Case of the Missing Black Hole

The Case of the Missing Black Hole

by Yoni Brande | May 10, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

A rare triple system consisting of two stars and a black hole was thought to be in our cosmic backyard. Can new observations from the ESO make the black hole vanish into thin air?

From Earth Plants to Exo-plants: Spectropolarimetry as an Agnostic Biosignature

From Earth Plants to Exo-plants: Spectropolarimetry as an Agnostic Biosignature

by Yoni Brande | Jan 31, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

In order to find life elsewhere in the universe, we need to rule out false positive biosignatures. To get around this, today’s authors use polarized light to distinguish plants from rocks!

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