Stellar Snacks or: How to Grow a Massive Black Hole through TDEs
How do tidal disruption events contribute to massive black hole growth?
Double-Peak and Destroy: Accretion in a Tidal Disruption Event Reveals Itself
We know that supermassive black holes consume almost anything that comes near them. But have you ever wondered how we know when or what they are devouring? Today’s paper provides an answer to that question as the author’s present the first confident detection of an accretion disk around a supermassive black hole following the tidal disruption of a star. Find out what astronomers see when a supermassive black hole has star for lunch!
Astrobites at AAS 235: Day 4
We report on Day 4 of the winter AAS meeting in Honolulu, HI.
The Hidden Mechanism of Quasar Feedback
Galactic winds shed new light on an otherwise invisible mechanism at the heart of massive galaxies.
The Imprint of an Invisible Giant
Most Jupiter-like exoplanets go undetected. But do they leave a mark on the more easily detectable inner terrestrial worlds?
Unraveling the Formation History of Hot Jupiters
The key to understanding how these worlds are built is to consider where they are missing.