Astronomers have witnessed the most powerful collision of black holes ever detected. The event, occurring billions of years ago, involved black holes weighing in at a staggering 66 and 80 times the mass of our Sun.
LIGO and Virgo detectors picked up the gravitational waves—ripples in spacetime—created by the merger. This discovery challenges existing theories about how black holes form. Scientists previously believed such massive black holes couldn't exist.
The resulting black hole is approximately 105 times the mass of the Sun. This groundbreaking observation provides invaluable insights into the universe's most extreme phenomena.
Researchers are excited about what this means for understanding black hole evolution and the broader cosmos. Further study promises to unlock even more secrets of these cosmic giants.
