The Link Between Black Holes and Their Galaxies
The size of a supermassive black hole seems to track with the size of its host galaxy. But is this a statistical fluke, or is there a physical reason for the connection?
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New Molecules from GOTHAM
What as-yet unidentified molecules lurk in the dark clouds of our nearby universe? Answering this requires observation, experiment, and theory — and GOTHAM is on the case.
Taking Stock of Backyard Worlds
In the census of our solar neighborhood we’re missing a key population: the coolest, dimmest substar dwarfs that lurk nearby. A citizen science project has now tackled this problem.
Different Views of a Fast Radio Burst
What does a fast radio burst look like at different frequencies? And what can that tell us about them?
Forecasting Eruptions of Solar Flares
A new look at hundreds of past solar flares may help us predict when a solar flare will be accompanied by a potentially hazardous ejection of mass.
A Satellite for Eurybates
It turns out that this asteroid — a target for the upcoming Lucy mission, which will visit Jupiter trojans — isn’t alone.
An Update on Fast Radio Bursts: New Discovery in Our Own Galaxy
Have we recently spotted the first equivalent of a fast radio burst located within our own galaxy?
History as Told by a Merger Background
How does the rate of binary black hole mergers change with time? The gravitational waves produced by undistinguished individual mergers might be able to help.
LIGO/Virgo’s Newest Merger Defies Mass Expectations
The two black holes that merged in GW190521 are the most massive we’ve observed yet, and this has major astrophysical implications.
A Stellar Pinwheel at a New Wavelength
A recent study explores a spiral pattern spotted around an unexpected source.