Leaving on a jet stream
Through tangled magnetic fields, super massive black holes and at least one otter, we explore how the phenomenal jets launched from the centre of galaxies are created.
Dinnertime for an Active Galaxy
A star being swallowed by a black hole, and with an unusual host galaxy.
Hypervariables in the nucleus of galaxies
A search expedition on the lookout for tidal disruption events led to something else altogether.
Reviewing Fantastic Beasts: AGN Feedback in Galaxies and Clusters
The author revisits a seminal article that reviews our understanding of AGN feedback, and comes out extremely impressed with the status quo (and the parallels with fictional universes).
Monsters in the Dark: First Detection of a Direct Collapse Black Hole Candidate
Have we caught a glimpse of some of the earliest black holes in the universe, and what does it mean for our understanding of the early universe?
No Home for A Fast Radio Burst… Yet
Mysteriously brief and extremely energetic radio signals are beamed at us thousands of times a day. We thought we finally figured out where one came from… or did we?