Gotcha! Finding Isolated Stellar Mass Black Holes
Finding isolated black holes is really tricky, since they are basically invisible. But today’s authors have managed to find one anyways, by using the great multi-tool of gravitational microlensing!
A Black Hole Snow Globe? An Intermediate Mass Black Hole at the Center of a Globular Cluster
Today’s paper takes a look at a possible intermediate mass black hole in a tidally stripped galaxy nucleus.
A glimpse into the composition of the first interstellar comet – 2I/Borisov
Our first interstellar comet visitor, 2I/Borisov, has already provided clues to the diversity in composition of planetary systems!
The Eldest Sibling of Our Milky Way
Gas before forming a disk galaxy: To be cool, or to be hot, that is the question.
Good Luck Sorting This Hat
Sorting the Sombrero galaxy into a galaxy classification is difficult to do, but new evidence suggests that like Harry Potter, the Sombrero galaxy may fit into more than one category.
Are AGN Quiescent Adolescents?
Is the evolution of galaxies and their AGN driven by past mergers?