Scientists Detect Strange Signal in Gravitational Waves
For the first time, astrophysicists have measured the recoil resulting from the birth of a new black hole that formed from the merger of two others. The international team of researchers measured the ripples in the fabric of spacetime, known as gravitational waves, allowing them to get unprecedented insights into the turbulent dynamics of two black holes crashing into each other. The team analyzed data collected by the Advanced LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors in 2019 of two black hol
For the first time, astrophysicists have measured the recoil — or "kick," in the parlance — resulting from the birth of a new black hole that formed from the merger of two preexisting ones.
The international team of researchers measured the ripples i...