Look, Up in the Sky! Is it a Black Hole? Is it a Neutron Star? Good Question.
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?
AstroDancing With The Stars
It is important that we, as a scientific community, make science accessible and scientific careers attainable to all. One such method of making astronomy more inclusive to the DHH community is AstroDance! Click here to read more!
How Eccentric are Colliding Neutron Stars?
We can learn a lot about colliding neutron stars from their gravitational waves, but can we also find out how circular their orbits were before they collided? Find the answer, and what it means for future binary neutron star merger detections with today’s paper.
Binary Black Holes Tangled Up in the Cosmic Web
The next generation of gravitational wave detectors could reveal how intertwined binary black holes are with the cosmic web – and where these black holes came from.
GW190412: The first gravitational waves from a lopsided black hole merger
The latest pair of merging black holes announced by LIGO-Virgo, the first made public from their latest observing run, is unlike any seen before.
Getting to Know Your Friendly Neighborhood Extremely Low-Mass White Dwarf
Meet our neighbor, the closest known extremely low-mass white dwarf.