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Forever Alone: A Black Hole Destined to Stay too Big
This ancient black hole is far too massive for its galaxy. Thirteen billion years later, it might still be haunting us.
Triple Double: Do merging white dwarfs produce FRB-emitting remnants?
Half of all stars are in binaries. Stars that end their lives as the most massive white dwarfs often also have another distant star orbiting an inner binary. Could these tertiary stars play a role in merging the inner binaries into remnant objects that emit fast radio bursts?
Did we detect the death of a primordial black hole?
In February 2023, the KM3NeT underwater observatory observed the highest-energy neutrino ever detected. Did it come from a dying primordial black hole?
A Spider’s Strange Catch: The Carbon Atmosphere of a Black Widow Companion
Just when you think exoplanet demographics can’t get any weirder, this thing shows up. A hot Jupiter with a thing for carbon that may have been a star but now lives with a dead one. Confused? Read today’s bite.
Smooth like cosmic butter: How AGN destroy molecular gas clumps in galactic nuclei
Today’s bite zooms in on nearby galaxies to understand how they impact future stellar nurseries and (maybe) suppress star formation.
Variable polarized optical emission from a tidal disruption event
Light is composed of an electromagnetic wave, encoding information about its specific orientation. Learn how observing polarized optical light from one of the most extreme types of events in the universe enables us to study the origin of its light!
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Shouleh Nikzad
Today we interview Dr. Shouleh Nikzad, one of the plenary speakers, about her work at JPL on UV technology development and her journey to being the Science Division Manager and JPLE Fellow.
#AAS245!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Alexandra Pope
Today we interview Dr. Alexandra Pope, professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and one of this year’s #AAS245 Keynote speaker!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Dave Pooley
Today we interview Dr. Dave Pooley, professor at the Trinity University and one of this year’s #AAS245 Keynote speaker!
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Héctor Arce
Interested in the legacy and future of the Arecibo Observatory? Find out more at Dr. Arce’s #AAS240 plenary lecture on Monday, 13th June!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Today we interview astronomer Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell for her plenary talk at #AAS240!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Jane Greaves
We chat with Professor Jane Greaves about her path to discovering phosphine on Venus! Learn more at her Fred Kavli plenary lecture at #AAS240!