LIGO’s Second Neutron Star Merger: Squeaking by With Just One Detector
How many LIGO detectors does it take to find a neutron star merger? It turns out sometimes you only need one.
Watch your step! A new way for black holes to fall out of inflation
Today’s paper proposes a possible origin of LIGO/VIRGO black holes that takes us back to the earliest moments of the universe!
UR: Data Analysis for EMRI Detection in LISA
In our latest #UndergradResearch post, check out Ava Stockman’s research on sorting out signals from noise in the LISA data challenge!
UR: Towards Solving the Puzzle of Stable, Thin Disks at High Luminosities
In our latest #UndergradResearch post, Jessica Anderson investigates how thin disks can be stable in low-mass X-ray binary systems.
Astrobites at AAS 238: Day 1
We report on Day 1 of the virtual summer AAS meeting.
The one about Blazar OJ 287
Blazar OJ 287 is our best known candidate to be an AGN with a binary black hole as a central engine. Pretty groovy, if you ask me. Plus, we might even be able to take a picture of it! Read on to learn more.