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Mind the gap: A tale told by black holes

Mind the gap: A tale told by black holes

by Guest | Sep 2, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

How massive can stellar black holes be?

Investigating Black Hole Formation

Investigating Black Hole Formation

by Keir Birchall | Aug 15, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

In today’s bite, Keir reports on recent black hole mass measurements and what they say about how black holes may have formed in the early Universe

Faint Jewels: Discovering The Brilliance of Dwarf Galaxies

Faint Jewels: Discovering The Brilliance of Dwarf Galaxies

by James Negus | Jul 27, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

Discovering AGN in Dwarf Galaxies with MaNGA.

Look, Up in the Sky! Is it a Black Hole? Is it a Neutron Star? Good Question.

Look, Up in the Sky! Is it a Black Hole? Is it a Neutron Star? Good Question.

by Brent Shapiro-Albert | Jul 13, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

The most recent gravitational wave merger detected by LIGO/VIRGO consists of two objects with very unequal masses. But just what is the smaller object?

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Quasar

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Quasar

by Keir Birchall | May 21, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

Can the ‘twinkle’ of an infrared source be used to find AGN?

Short Gamma Ray Burst Central Engines: A Curious Case of Time-Reversal

Short Gamma Ray Burst Central Engines: A Curious Case of Time-Reversal

by Guest | Apr 25, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

What powers one of the most catastrophic explosions in nature? Click here to find out.

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