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LISA forewarnings can help LIGO study black holes
We can use forewarnings from future space-based detector LISA to improve LIGO detections.
How Many Planets Will We Find Around White Dwarfs?
We know that white dwarfs have planets, but there are very few that we have detected directly. An upcoming survey may change that.
Some Like it Hot
Let’s take a closer look at planet formation via core accretion. Does the accretion physics let us decipher other secrets of a planet long after the accretion is over?
Gravitational Redshift and the Pup: Measuring the Mass of Sirius B
Measuring a white dwarf’s gravitational redshift can help us figure out its mass, but for one of the closest stars to us (Sirius B) the numbers didn’t match with other methods. Today’s paper investigates the discrepancy.
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