How to Grow Supermassive Black Holes
Read about how astrophysicists are modeling these cosmic “seeds” in a computer-simulated Universe.
Fueling or Starving? The Role of Gas Flows in Early Galaxy Evolution
Today’s bite explores whether early galaxies are fueling up or blowing off steam—are they gaining gas or losing it to stellar feedback?
Black Holes Grow Better With A Friend
Observations of dwarf galaxies, similar to early universe galaxies, show that a buddy galaxy can help trigger phases of rapid growth. That’s the power of friendship!
Help, there are too many binary black holes in here!
How does theory overpredict the number of black holes we see? And what can we do about it? Find out in today’s bite!
Giving Justice to Intermediate Mass Black Hole Mergers!
How can we find the gravitational waves that form when an IMBH and SMBH merge? Read ahead to find out how we can prepare to detect these supposedly common mergers using LISA!
A Little Red Dot by any other name would smell just like a Green Pea!?
Are Green Pea galaxies the local counterparts of the famous Little Red Dots that are found in the early universe? Read ahead to find out!