Were you more productive during COVID?
If you answer no, then you might be surprised! This article investigates how astronomers wrote more papers during COVID.
Going with the Tide: Does tidal dissipation play an important role in stellar/black hole mergers?
In today’s paper: how does tidal dissipation and gravitational wave emission affect the result of encounters between stars and black hole binaries in stellar clusters?
Women’s History Month: Dr. Munazza Alam
In today’s post, we interviewed Dr. Munazza Alam, a post-doc at Carnegie EPL about her accomplishments & her journey in astronomy.
HEAVY, BUT NOT METAL: Could Metal-Free Stars be the Source of Massive Black Hole Mergers?
In today’s paper, the authors test the theory that the earliest, metal-poorest stars are the primary source of binary black hole mergers.
Early Dark Energy to the Rescue
Tensions are rising with the beloved lambda-CDM model of the Universe. Is it time for Early Dark Energy to swoop in to save the day?
What Goes Bump in the Night: Superluminous Supernovae Show Bumps and Wiggles at Late Times
More radiant than typical supernovae- superluminous supernovae- have a mysterious source of power. Some show odd bumps and wiggles late in their evolution.