Rude Awakenings: Black Holes Might Get Kicked When They’re Born
Most babies get lullabies, but some baby black holes might get strong kicks from their parent supernovae instead.
How to Grow Supermassive Black Holes
Read about how astrophysicists are modeling these cosmic “seeds” in a computer-simulated Universe.
No horsing around: Centaurus A could be a nearby cosmic ray factory
Today’s authors try to answer a century-old mystery: where are all the cosmic rays coming from??
This just in: Multi-messenger merger made meticulously on massive supercomputer!
In this Astrobite, the authors study the incredible physics of a binary neutron star merger by performing the longest ever simulation on a supercomputer!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Stella Offner
Today we interview Dr. Stella Offner, who is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and one of this year’s #AAS245 Plenary speakers!
Smoons, Ploonets, and Circumbinary Planets, Oh My!
Every exomoon deserves the chance to fly!