UR: Quick–LOOK: Pulsar Data!
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, read about Katherine Zine and Blaise Veres’ work with NANOGrav’s Quicklook software, which allows them to quickly look at pulsar observations
Echo location: Finding light echoes from neutron star mergers
Astronomers might have another tool for follow-up observations of merging neutron stars.
UR: Are black hole progenitors missing in metal-poor environments?
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, read about the work by Beryl Hovis-Afflerbach on the environments in which binary black holes originate!
Red Giants and Neutron Stars and Gravitational Waves, Oh My!
Do you like red (super)giants, neutron stars, supernovae, and/or gravitational waves? Then this bite is for you!
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.
Gotta catch ’em all: the first neutron star-black hole merger detection!
Welcome to the family plot, NSBH! Learn more about LIGO’s two new additions to the stellar graveyard.