Hiding in Obscured Sight
Investigating the obscured nature of low luminosity AGN
Compton-Thick or Thin? Classifying NGC 5347
Today’s paper examines the classification of NGC 5347 as a Compton-thick AGN.
A Pulsar’s Surface Map Gets a NICER Update
Recent X-ray observations of a pulsar reveal a stranger configuration of “hot spots” than previously thought.
Elusive black holes: Have we found the ‘middle sibling’?
Today’s paper presents an intermediate mass black hole (IMBH) hiding within a dense star cluster. X-ray and optical observations over 15 years allow the authors to explore the different stages of this IMBH feasting on an unlucky star.
Looking for a dark matter needle in an X-ray stack
Can an unexplained signal found inside multiple galaxy clusters tell us something about dark matter? Find out about a tantalising indirect detection by X-ray astronomers.
Astrobites at AAS 233: Day 3
We report on Day 3 of the winter AAS meeting in Seattle, WA. Highlights include updates in X-ray astronomy, the discovery of a second repeating FRB, an exploration of astrochemistry in planet-forming disks, and a look at the 2020 Astronomy Decadal Survey.