Brian Koberlein

Astrophysicist and Author

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Poor and Simple
Extremely metal poor stars hold clues to the early Universe, if we can find them.
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When You’re a Jet, You’re a Jet all the Way
Astronomers have discovered how stellar-mass black holes produce powerful jets.
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Cut to the Core
A black hole can strip a star down to its helium core. We may someday observe it in action.
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A Longer View
A two decade survey of Uranus reveals the changing seasons of the distant world.
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Ruins of History
Astronomers reconstruct the history of a binary system from the ruins of a black hole.
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Eye of the Beholder
JWST has captured an image of a spiral galaxy that is gravitationally lensed, creating an Eintein Ring.
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The Gaia Paradigm
The Gaia spacecraft ends its mission after more than a decade, but its data still has stories to tell.
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Be Fruitful and Multiply
We will soon be able to seed the Universe with terrestrial life. Should we?