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June 25, 2020 02:00 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/25/21301890/black-hole-merger-light-flare-ligo-gravitational-waves-astronomy
Astronomers see first light flare from two distant black holes colliding
A whopping 7.5 billion light-years from Earth, two black holes, each about the size of Long Island, rapidly spun around each other several times per second before smashing together in a cataclysmic explosion that sent shockwaves through the Universe. Normally, violent unions like this are dark events, but astronomers think they saw a flare of light emerge from this celestial dance — potentially the first time light has ever been seen from black holes merging.
It’s a unique discovery since black holes are notorious for not producing any light at all. These super dense objects are so massive that nothing can escape their gravitational pull — not even light. So how exactly did researchers see a flare from two black holes that aren’t...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/25/21301890/black-hole-merger-light-flare-ligo-gravitational-waves-astronomy
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