LIGO Detects Black Hole Smashup So Extreme It’s Bending Einstein’s Rules

LIGO Detects Black Hole Smashup So Extreme It’s Bending Einstein’s Rules

A record-breaking black hole collision has stunned scientists with its sheer scale and speed. Detected by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observatories, the event merged two enormous black holes—each over 100 times the mass of the Sun—into a single, spinning cosmic titan. The final result? A black hole more than 225 times the Sun’s mass, spinning near the [...]

Scientists detect unthinkably huge black holes merging in deep space

In an incredible leap forward for astronomy, scientists have detected the most massive black hole merger ever observed through gravitational waves. The event, named GW231123, occurred on November 23, 2023, and was picked up by the LIGO observatories in the United States, part of a global network of detectors that includes Virgo in Italy and […] The post Scientists detect unthinkably huge black holes merging in deep space appeared first on Knowri…

The largest black hole collision is as large as 225 suns: LIGO's discovery shakes the boundaries of the universe

The GW231123 event challenges the limits of known physics with the largest black holes ever detected, a finding that opens new questions about the origin of the universe.Gravitational waves from merging black holes.On November 23, 2023, LIGO's detectors picked up a signal as strange as it was powerful. The international team behind the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration identified it as the most massive black hole merger ever observed using gravitat…