Does dark matter play a role in the origin story of supermassive black holes?
Find out in today’s bite if dark matter has any role in the formation of supermassive black holes!
“Barbie” Breaks Another Record: ZTF20abrbeie is the most energetic optical transient observed so far
Supermassive black holes continue to surprise: a recent extragalactic explosion proved to be the most luminous optical transient we have observed so far. Read about “Scary Barbie” and a potential explanation for her origin!
Don’t Be So Cold – Self-Interacting Dark Matter as a Solution to the ‘Final Parsec Problem’
In today’s bite, we look at a paper that investigates if self-interacting dark matter can accelerate the inspiral of supermassive black holes binaries, and if we can detect this with gravitational waves.
Can you hear the (ultralow-frequency gravitational wave) music?
Gravitational waves hum in various frequencies. Can we hear the ultralow frequency ones ? Find out in today’s bite.
Black hole fireworks: tidal disruption events light up SMBHs
Black holes are hungry, loud eaters! Find out what they sound like as they burp the remains of a star!
Spiky dark matter around supermassive black holes
Does dark matter density spike around a supermassive black hole ? New evidence might seem to suggest so. Check out more in today’s bite!