Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole May Have Had a Companion in the Past
Could there have been two massive black holes in our galaxy’s center at one time? New modeling of fast-moving stars in the Milky Way’s halo suggests the answer is yes.
Astrobites reports on an intriguing new object that may be an early universe supermassive black hole shedding its gas cocoon.
Researchers investigate the possibility that the off-center black hole and double nucleus of NGC 4486B can be traced to a recent supermassive black hole merger.
A recent study uses high-resolution JWST observations to perform an atmospheric analysis of a rare exoplanet orbiting a dead star.
Neutron stars contain some of the most extreme matter in the universe, and researchers are exploring a promising but challenging way to probe their interiors.
Astrobites reports on the detection of complex molecules around a protostar in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Jets, variability, and neutrinos: dive into three recent investigations of active galactic nuclei.
An Impostor Explosion
Hoping to find the second kilonova to be detected in both gravitational waves and light, astronomers ended up with a supernova instead.
JWST’s mysterious little red dots may be evidence of black hole stars in the early universe.