The Black Hole Tango: Kicks and Spins in Hierarchical Mergers
Black hole mergers may have more dance moves than we thought—recoil kicks create intricate spin distributions for black holes from hierarchical mergers.
How will the Universe’s cosmic clumps impact future gravitational wave measurements of H0?
Today’s paper explores the impact of clumpy matter on gravitational lensing and measurements of the Hubble Constant.
Whipping up a cluster ft. Radio-loud AGN
Read on to learn how radio observations are uncovering hidden AGNs and what this means for our understanding of protocluster evolution.
Discovering a Stunted Giant: An Intermediate Mass Black Hole Hiding in the Milky Way
Today’s bite showcases the detection of an elusive intermediate-mass black hole hiding in our very own Galaxy!
Six Supermassive Black Holes Wake Up from a Long Nap
Six galaxies show signs of a brand new active black hole in today’s bite.
Stars on the Move: New Insights from the Galactic Center
A curious cluster of stars is moving together near Sgr A*. Is it a stellar coincidence, or a sign of a hidden black hole?