
Brian Koberlein
Brian Koberlein is an astrophysicist and author of the books Astrophysics Through Computation and Radio Sky: 40 Years of the Very Large Array.
Latest articles by Brian Koberlein

World's first color images of black holes are on their way
By Brian Koberlein published
Astronomers with the Event Horizon Telescope have developed a new way to observe the radio sky at multiple frequencies, and it means we will soon be able to capture color images of supermassive black holes.

Did astronomers just discover the smallest galaxy in the universe?
By Brian Koberlein published
A mysterious cluster of 60 stars may be just another Milky Way star cluster, or it may be one of the smallest galaxies ever seen.

'Extremely Large Telescope' being built in Chile could detect signs of alien life in a single night
By Brian Koberlein published
The Extremely Large Telescope will revolutionize our view of the cosmos when it sees first light in Chile in 2028. In fact, it could detect hints of alien life around our closest neighboring star system in its first night of operations, new simulations suggest.
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