Brian Koberlein

Astrophysicist and Author

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The Darkening Stars
Astronomers observe stellar limb darkening on several nearby stars.
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Beyond the Limit
Super white dwarfs might exist with masses much more than the Chandrasekhar limit allows.
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The Helium See
New measurements of cosmic helium help astronomers understand the Big Bang.
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Distant Origin
Astronomers pinpoint the most distant fast radio burst and unlock its origin.
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When It All Goes South
One way to win a Nobel Prize is to simply build a neutrino detector at the south pole.
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Tapping the Well
Particles can extract tremendous energy from a rotating black hole, but can we observe the result?
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Old Universe, New Twist
A new study presents a way to measure the birefringence of light from the earliest moments of the Big Bang.
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Burp Up The Bubble
To burp out jets both supermassive and stellar-mass black holes must consume matter at a critical rate.