On the Straight and Narrow: How Black Hole Seeds Agree with Scaling Relations
How are the masses of growing black holes in the early universe are correlated with properties of their host galaxies? Read on to see what today’s authors found!
Following up on flares: Can we spot black hole mergers in AGN disks?
In today’s Astrobite, we revisit the possibility of binary black hole mergers in AGN disks creating flares, which could have interesting implications for multimessenger astronomy and cosmology.
Sharing is caring: how do binary stars actually transfer mass?
Mass transfer is a fundamental parameter for determining how binary stars evolve. A 3D hydrodynamic simulation enables real-time movies of how material moves from one star to another!
The suspects may be fleeing the scene of the crime, but our most stellar detectives are on the case!
What kind of event is violent enough to fling around stars that are hundreds of times more massive than our Sun? Find out today!
Growth Spurt: Super-Eddington Accretion Leading to Overmassive Black Holes?
Some astronomers are discovering black holes that appear to be too big for their galaxies. Discover how rapid growth could be the cause!
How stars dust themselves off and emerge from their hidden birthplaces
When stars are born, they’re hidden behind dust and dense gas. How long will it take them to emerge?