Biggest black hole merger observed

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Jul 17, 202527:38Religion & Spirituality

Two black holes have collided and combined in the largest merger yet observed. Mark Hannam of Cardiff University and member of the study explains how the Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatories (LIGO) detected th...

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