Duel of the Dual: The Mystery of a Quasar Pair
Today’s paper explores a binary quasar system that’s full of mysteries!
A Light in the Dark: Looking for Bright Black Holes as Dark Matter
If extremely low-mass primordial black holes are lurking in our galaxy, they should glow white hot with Hawking radiation. Today’s authors explore whether we can use this fact to tease out their presence.
Rapid Microlensing Classification: A Lonely SOBH Story
Today’s paper explores how we can use simulations of stellar populations to rapidly estimate the identity of the lensing object in a microlensing event.
That’s No Moon! The Search for Black Hole Asteroids, Stars, and Planets
If primordial black holes exist, one place we might find them is in binary systems with other objects like planets or asteroids. Today’s paper explores how common these systems might be and the various ways we might go about finding them.
Unveiling the Secrets of 4C+37.11: How Black Hole Duos Reshape Galaxies
Guest author Lucy Cheng Nie explains the impact that a newly discovered supermassive black hole binary has on its host galaxy!
Echoes in the Black Hole Night
It’s like you’re shouting at the Grand Canyon, but 800 million light years away.