Tag: black hole mergers
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Record-Breaking Collision of Forbidden Black Holes: New Explanation Emerges
New Insights into the Universe’s Most Massive Merger In a landmark development, astronomers have traced the origins of the most massive black hole merger ever observed, offering a plausible pathway for the formation of two almost unfathomably large black holes. For years, researchers grappled with the idea of “forbidden” or “impossible” black holes — objects…
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How Record-Breaking Black Hole Collision Could Redefine ‘Forbidden’ Giants
Introduction: A Collision That Defied Expectations In a discovery that challenges long-held beliefs about black holes, scientists have traced the origins of the most massive black hole merger yet observed. The collision involved two black holes whose sizes were once considered nearly impossible within standard models. This breakthrough not only identifies how such giants could…
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Scientists Solve the Mystery of the ‘Impossible’ Black Hole Merger
Unraveling a 2023 Gravitational Wave Mystery In 2023, a gravitational wave signal captured by the global network of detectors captivated scientists and the public alike. Dubbed an “impossible” black hole merger, the event appeared to defy conventional theories about how black holes form and pair up. A year of careful reanalysis, waveform modeling, and cross-checks…
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Milli-Hertz Frontier: Compact Detectors Expand Gravitational Wave Access
Overview: A new approach to the gravitational wave mid-band The scientific community has long sought to fill the gravitational wave spectrum’s mid-band, a stretch between high-frequency terrestrial detectors and low-frequency pulsar timing arrays. Researchers from the University of Birmingham and the University of Sussex have proposed and developed a compact, ground-based detector that targets the…