The April Fools Paper Review Process – 2023
There is a tradition in Astronomy to post silly science papers to the arXiv on Aprils Fools day. We’ve collected them all for 2023 and provided some “peer review”
Next, Add in a Sprinkling of Primordial Binaries
Today’s astrobite explores if current gravitational wave observations be explained if we add in primordial black holes to our recipe of the universe.
Going with the Tide: Does tidal dissipation play an important role in stellar/black hole mergers?
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?
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
We report on Day 3 of the virtual events based around the cancelled winter AAS meeting.
These stars are never ever getting back together!
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!