Astronomical celebrity, or just another pretender? The curious case of CR7
Last year’s discovery of CR7, an intriguing galaxy in the early universe, encouraged many exotic explanations. New observations somewhat spoil the party
Black holes and populations
Every massive galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole – but how do these cosmic monsters affect the stars they share their galaxy with?
Monsters in the Dark: First Detection of a Direct Collapse Black Hole Candidate
Have we caught a glimpse of some of the earliest black holes in the universe, and what does it mean for our understanding of the early universe?
Mind your Biases: selection bias in super-massive black hole samples
Biased supermassive black hole samples may compromise well-known black hole-galaxy scaling relations.
The Brightest Hot DOG in the Universe
What makes up the innards of the brightest galaxy in the universe?
To boldly go where no star has gone before
More than 100 massive stars orbit the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy incredibly closely.