Exploring the Host Galaxies of Changing-Look AGN
In today’s bite, Keir reports on a search for Changing-look AGN. What about their host galaxies causes this change?
Do We Have the Abell-ity to Find A Recoiling Black Hole in A2261-BCG?
What powers the core of the bright galaxy A2261-BCG? A massive black hole in the middle? A recoiling black hole? The authors of today’s paper use X-ray data to try to find out!
Where can Black Holes that “should not exist” live?
It is common knowledge that nothing in the universe can escape a Black Hole. But are there places in the universe from which a Black Hole cannot escape?
Browsing the New LIGO Catalog
The newest catalog of compact object mergers detected by the LIGO-VIRGO Collaboration has arrived!
UR #32: Simulations of Black Hole Evolution over Cosmic Time Periods
Today’s undergraduate research post features a student who uses computer simulations to simulate black holes and how they evolve over billions of years.
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.