The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020: Roger Penrose
This week we’re celebrating this year’s astronomical awardees for the Nobel Prize in Physics. Today’s Bite investigates the third and final 2020 Physics Nobel Laureate, Roger Penrose.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020: Reinhard Genzel
This week we’re celebrating this year’s astronomical awardees for the Nobel Prize in Physics. Today we have Reinhard Genzel and his pioneering work on constraining the black hole at the centre of our Galaxy
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020: Andrea Ghez
This week we’re celebrating this year’s astronomical awardees for the Nobel Prize in Physics. First up, Prof. Andrea Ghez and the mysteries of the Galactic Center!
What we still don’t know about accretion disks
Today’s dual-language post takes a look at a classic paper of Shakura & Sunyaev written in 1973. Whilst this paper advanced our understanding of accretion disks, we still have an incomplete theoretical picture. That may all change
Feedback from AGN-driven Winds
Are the winds emanating from an AGN strong enough to shut-off star formation?
Ultraluminous X-ray Sources and their Near-Infrared Counterparts
Today’s paper presents a systematic search for near-infrared counterparts to ULXs.