Brian Koberlein

Astrophysicist and Author

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Don’t Look Up
Liquid mirror telescopes are large, but can only look straight up. Or maybe not.
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The Hole Man
What would happen if a primordial black hole passed through a human?
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Certain Uncertainties
The impact odds for the asteroid 2024 YR4 have more than doubled, but don’t panic.
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The Hidden Power
Microquasars are powerful particle accelerators in their own right.
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The Pause That Refreshes
Some white dwarfs pause their cooling, which may allow habitable planets to thrive.
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So You’re Saying There’s a Chance
A mid-sized asteroid has a chance of striking Earth, but don’t make evacuation plans quite yet.
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The Balance of Gravity
Polarization observations of merging black holes tests whether gravity obeys symmetry.
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The Power of Teamwork
The Einstein Probe and other observatories reveal new details about gamma ray bursts.