Tag: #radioastronomy

ArXiv preprint claims possible 0.38‑parsec binary supermassive black holes in NGC 5044

An arXiv preprint reports two radio-bright cores 0.38 pc apart in NGC 5044, a possible record sub-parsec binary SMBH — the claim is unreviewed and provisional.

#blackholes, #ngc5044, #radioastronomy, #astrophysics

Preprint claims first direct auroral radio detection and magnetic-field measurement for exoplanet β Pictoris b

Unreviewed arXiv preprint reports MeerKAT detections of auroral radio bursts from β Pictoris b and infers a ≳1.25 kG magnetic field; confirmation needed.

#exoplanets, #astronomy, #radioastronomy, #magneticfields

FAST survey catalogs 156,411 hydrogen-rich galaxies and sets new local HI mass-function benchmark

China’s FAST releases a catalog of 156,411 neutral-hydrogen galaxies — the largest single-dish census — and a new benchmark for the local HI mass function.

#astronomy, #radioastronomy, #hydrogen, #galaxies, #fast

CHIME/FRB Finds 30 New Repeating Fast Radio Bursts and No Clear Split Between Repeaters and One‑Offs

CHIME/FRB reports 30 new repeating fast radio burst sources and statistical evidence that repeaters and apparent one‑offs may form a single population.

#frb, #chime, #astronomy, #radioastronomy