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Saturday, September 19, 2015

Black holes clash

Massive clash of black holes raises astronomers’ hopes of witnessing gravitational waves
September 18, 2015

Artist’s conception of a converging supermassive black holes in the Virgo constellation (credit: P. Marenfeld/NOAO/AURA/NSF) 
What do the rhythmic flashes of light coming from quasar PG 1302-102 mean?
Circling like prizefighters in a ring, a pair of supermassive black holes is heading toward an epic collision. One so powerful it would send a burst of gravitational waves surging through and distorting the very fabric of space-time. Already, the intensity of the encounter is causing mysterious rhythmic flashes of light coming from quasar PG … more…

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