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This ultra-long period radio signal can’t make up its mind

This ultra-long period radio signal can’t make up its mind

by Magnus L'Argent | Jul 2, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

You’ll have to wait nearly a whole hour to catch a glimpse of it!

The Milky Way’s biggest stellar-mass black hole? In MY unreleased Gaia data? It’s more likely than you think!

The Milky Way’s biggest stellar-mass black hole? In MY unreleased Gaia data? It’s more likely than you think!

by Alexandra Masegian | Jul 1, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

Gaia’s fourth data release won’t be publicly available until the end of 2025. Today’s paper reports a discovery from the preliminary data that was just too exciting to keep secret!

Neutrinos and Natal Kicks in the Inert Black Hole Binary VFTS 243

Neutrinos and Natal Kicks in the Inert Black Hole Binary VFTS 243

by Sonja Panjkov | Jun 29, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries, PRJ

Today’s paper delves into the inert black hole binary VFTS 243 and what it can tell us about stellar death.

Tuning in to the Sound of the Universe

Tuning in to the Sound of the Universe

by Erica Sawczynec | Jun 28, 2024 | Accessibility, Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s bite is a double feature on sonification. We’re talking about the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s Universe of Sound and some exciting results using “natural” sounds to sonify data using Edukoi!

Caught in the act: Observations of a merging protocluster

Caught in the act: Observations of a merging protocluster

by Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas | Jun 27, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

In today’s bite we peek into a protocluster of galaxies and see evidence for galaxy mergers.

Can we please have the black hole origin story!?

Can we please have the black hole origin story!?

by Archana Aravindan | Jun 26, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

Did the first black holes form when the first stars died? Or did they form from the collapse of dense gas? Read ahead to find out if the authors of today’s paper have figured out the black hole origin story!

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