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Going with the Tide: Does tidal dissipation play an important role in stellar/black hole mergers?

Going with the Tide: Does tidal dissipation play an important role in stellar/black hole mergers?

by Aldo Panfichi | Mar 24, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

In today’s paper: how does tidal dissipation and gravitational wave emission affect the result of encounters between stars and black hole binaries in stellar clusters?

HEAVY, BUT NOT METAL: Could Metal-Free Stars be the Source of Massive Black Hole Mergers?

HEAVY, BUT NOT METAL: Could Metal-Free Stars be the Source of Massive Black Hole Mergers?

by Aldo Panfichi | Mar 12, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

In today’s paper, the authors test the theory that the earliest, metal-poorest stars are the primary source of binary black hole mergers.

Astrobites at AAS 239 Virtual Events: Day 3

Astrobites at AAS 239 Virtual Events: Day 3

by Astrobites | Jan 13, 2022 | Current Events

We report on Day 3 of the virtual events based around the cancelled winter AAS meeting.

These stars are never ever getting back together!

These stars are never ever getting back together!

by Sabina Sagynbayeva | Nov 13, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

Happy Red’s release week, swifties! Today we discuss a paper about RED giants, and how you can tell if they had undergone a merger or not!

Shouldn’t we be orbiting a red dwarf?

Shouldn’t we be orbiting a red dwarf?

by Anthony Maue | Aug 24, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

You may have heard of the Fermi Paradox, but have you heard of the Red Sky Paradox? Statistics argue that unless common red dwarf star systems are less habitable, it’s pretty unusual that we orbit a sun-like star.

UR: Over-massive Brown Dwarfs – A New Type of Stellar Object

UR: Over-massive Brown Dwarfs – A New Type of Stellar Object

by Guest | Aug 15, 2021 | Undergraduate Research

In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover Dorsa Majidi’s research on what it takes to create a new type of evolved stellar object!

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