Gotta catch ’em all: the first neutron star-black hole merger detection!
Welcome to the family plot, NSBH! Learn more about LIGO’s two new additions to the stellar graveyard.
A Nearby Small Dark Unicorn
Astronomers have discovered the closest, and one of the smallest, black holes on record.
Not All is Lost: Failed Supernovae Shed Light on Massive Star Evolution
SUPERnova fail!
A colorful image of a black hole
The first ever image of a black hole just got even more detailed
From Dust Bunnies to Black Holes: Oppenheimer-Snyder Collapse
In this summary of a classic paper from 1939, we look back at the very first theory of black hole formation: Oppenheimer and Snyder’s model of a spherically collapsing ball of dust.
Searching for Multi-AGN Mergers
In today’s bite, Keir reports on a search for multi-AGN systems. How prevalent are they? And what can they tell us about black hole mergers?