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Too big to fit? Recipes on how (not) to create the black hole binary that you find in your backyard
Curious about how Gaia BH3 formed? We have the next best thing! Today’s bite explores how it may not have formed.
How to Grow Supermassive Black Holes
Read about how astrophysicists are modeling these cosmic “seeds” in a computer-simulated Universe.
It’s raining molecules! But planets around M-dwarfs may want to hold their “Hallelujah”.
Comets are falling. Speedometer getting low. According to today’s sources: Slow impacts are the way to go.
Is Dark Matter lurking in the infrared Background?
In today’s bite, we look at a novel way of searching for dark matter using the background of images of galaxies in infrared wavelengths.
M 82 (star)bursts onto the scene!
The latest results from the VERITAS gamma-ray telescopes hint that starburst galaxies like M 82 might help us understand where mysterious cosmic rays come from!
Cosmic Rays vs. Thermal Emission: An X-ray Showdown
Today’s paper puts forth an alternative explanation for the cause of recently detected X-ray emission around galaxies!
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Calling STEM Grad Students: Apply now for ComSciCon 2016!
Graduate students at US institutions in all fields relating to science and engineering, are encouraged to apply. The application will close on March 1st.
Writing Your NSF GRFP Essays
Advice on the NSF essays.
Grad students: apply now for ComSciCon 2015!
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