A home has secrets too…
We don’t talk about accretion disks enough, but they hide so much physics in them! The authors of today’s paper try to understand which physical effect wins in circumbinary disks!
HEAVY, BUT NOT METAL: Could Metal-Free Stars be the Source of Massive Black Hole Mergers?
In today’s paper, the authors test the theory that the earliest, metal-poorest stars are the primary source of binary black hole mergers.
#BlackInAstro Experiences: Dr. Gibor Basri
As part of our #BlackInAstro series for Black History Month, we interview Dr. Gibor Basri, a pioneer in stellar astronomy (one of the discoverers of brown dwarfs) and the founding Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion at UC Berkeley!
Planetary Nebulae: The Desolation of Binaries
What do binaries have to do with how your favorite nebula looks like?
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RRow RRow RRow Your [Tele]scope, Gently Down the [Orphan] Stream
Where are your parents? The authors of today’s paper investigate the origins of the Orphan Stream in our galaxy!
One shell of a mystery
Is it a shell, a cloud, a dust ring? Something is causing sudden and repeating changes in brightness around these stars!