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Unsure if it is a really massive black hole? Take an X-ray scan!

Unsure if it is a really massive black hole? Take an X-ray scan!

by Archana Aravindan | May 23, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

Are these little red galaxies hosting supermassive black holes? Take an X-ray look at them to find out!

It’s over 4000! This supermassive black hole has gone Super-Eddington!

It’s over 4000! This supermassive black hole has gone Super-Eddington!

by Pranav Satheesh | May 21, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

New discovery alert! This supermassive black hole is accreting way above the Eddington limit. Find out more about this interesting object in today’s bite.

What’s growing inside out and red all over? Little Red Dots!

What’s growing inside out and red all over? Little Red Dots!

by Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas | Apr 30, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

Lurking behind a thick red blanket of gas, supermassive black holes are rapidly growing in very compact galaxies known as Little Red Dots, and they may hold some of the secrets of galaxy evolution.

Astrobites at APS April 2024: Looking Ahead as We Look Far Through the JWST

Astrobites at APS April 2024: Looking Ahead as We Look Far Through the JWST

by Huei Sears | Apr 18, 2024 | Current Events, PRJ

Astrobites offers coverage of the Physical Review Invited Session: “Looking Ahead as we Look Far through the JWST.” #APSApril

The photocopied “sunburst” from the early Universe

The photocopied “sunburst” from the early Universe

by Lucie Rowland | Apr 17, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

Find out how astronomers have used the brightest known (to date) gravitationally lensed galaxy to learn about the early Universe.

A JuMBO surprise challenges theories of planet formation

A JuMBO surprise challenges theories of planet formation

by Alexandra Masegian | Mar 21, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

You’ve heard of binary stars, but what about binary planets? Discovered in October 2023, these unusual systems are making astronomers rethink how planets form.

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