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!
Are quasars growing in secret?
Supermassive black holes in the early universe seem to have grown too quickly in a limited amount of time. But might they have been hiding phases of growth from astronomers?
Over the Limit: Accretion and Feedback of Early Black Holes
Merry Christmas! In today’s bite, learn how simulations of black hole accretion and feedback are informing our understanding of the evolution of the earliest black holes.
Weight Gain: Growing Little Black Holes in the Early Universe
Astronomers are actively researching how massive black holes arise in the early universe. Is it possible for small black holes to grow fast enough to become one of these supermassive black holes? Today’s authors think there’s a chance!
Double the scattering, double the fun!
In today’s bite, we discuss whether scattering from the X-ray corona impacts measurements of black hole spin!
Unveiling hamstars: the cheek-stuffing accreting stars
Learn how greedy stars can store overflow matter to eat later in today’s bite