Glimpsing Dark Objects with Gaia
Today’s authors work out a full orbital solution for a binary microlensing system, indicating the method’s potential to probe the mass distribution of dark objects.
Browsing the New LIGO Catalog
The newest catalog of compact object mergers detected by the LIGO-VIRGO Collaboration has arrived!
The First Gamma-Ray Pulsar Confirmed by the People
A redback pulsar slowly accreting its companion has been confirmed, by the people, through gamma-ray pulsations for the first time.
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?
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.
Aaand Boom Goes the Magnetar
Two collaborations, one bright, millisecond duration Galactic radio burst. Has the mystery of the source of fast radio bursts been solved?