A black hole with kick
The Milky Way is known to host a supermassive black hole and dozens of featherweight ones. This paper describes the discovery of the second-most-massive known black hole in the galaxy.
Simple recipe for the final spin of a binary black hole coalescence
The model in this paper gives us insight into the precise way the final black hole spin relates to properties of the individual black holes. Image Source: SXS Gravitational lensing
Could Dark Matter be Black Holes?
Could LIGO have detected dark matter? Maybe dark matter is actually billions and billions and billions of black holes.
Hunting for ECOs: Gravitational Wave “Smoking Guns”
Echoes after the initial gravitational wave signal are the “smoking gun” signature of exotic compact objects (ECOs).
Honey, it’s an Intermediate Mass Black Hole this time!
Here’s a long-sought finding for y’all! Read on to find out more.
UR #19: Outburst from an X-ray Binary
This month’s undergraduate research post features a student who examined V404 Cygni, an X-ray binary that underwent a period of outburst. Read on to find out more!