Brian Koberlein

Astrophysicist and Author

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Into the Mix
When neutron stars collide, neutrino mixing can play a significant role in the outcome.
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Inflationary Growth
Cosmic inflation helps black holes grow quickly, but it can’t explain how supermassive black holes form.
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A Bit Easier
Modeling supermassive black holes is hard, but it’s a bit easier if you use a non-singular model.
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Pointless
Black holes are usually described as having an event horizon and a singularity, but there are alternatives.
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A Band That’s Mid
Current gravitational wave observatories can’t see a range of frequencies known as mid-band. That could change with a new detector.
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To Peer Beyond the Veil
We cannot see directly beyond the cosmic microwave background, but there are indirect ways.
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Rose Tinted Glasses
Dark matter could tint light passing through it, depending on the model.
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From One, Many
By treating optical telescopes as an array of smaller telescopes, astronomers could observe exoplanets more clearly.