- When two black holes spiral around each another before coalescing into one, they emit gravitational waves that can give the newly formed black hole a high-speed jolt. Scientists recently observed two black holes united into one, which then sped off at around 5 million kilometers per hour . https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-gravitational-waves-kick-ligo-merger-spacetime 79 comments space
- Scientists recently observed two black holes that united into one, and in the process got a “kick” that flung the newly formed black hole away at high speed. That black hole zoomed off at about 5 million kilometers per hour, give or take a few million. The speed of light is just 200 times as fast. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-gravitational-waves-kick-ligo-merger-spacetime 2780 comments science
Linking pages
- LIGO snags another set of gravitational waves https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ligo-snags-another-set-gravitational-waves 30 comments
- Recoiling black holes could move at nearly one-tenth the speed of light https://www.sciencenews.org/article/recoiling-black-hole-gravitational-wave 20 comments
- Gravitational wave ‘radar’ could help map the invisible universe https://www.sciencenews.org/article/gravitational-wave-radar-map-invisible-universe-spacetime-dark-matter 14 comments
- Gravitational waves reveal first unevenly sized black hole pair | Science News https://www.sciencenews.org/article/gravitational-waves-unevenly-sized-black-holes-ligo-virgo 6 comments
- A black hole made from pure light is impossible, thanks to quantum physics https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-light-quantum-physics 1 comment
- LIGO and Virgo spotted the first confirmed midsize black hole | Science News https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics-gravitational-waves-midsize-black-hole-collision-ligo-virgo 0 comments
- Binary stars keep masquerading as black holes https://www.sciencenews.org/article/binary-stars-black-hole-astronomy 0 comments
Linked pages
- Gravitational waves confirm Stephen Hawking’s black hole law | Science News https://www.sciencenews.org/article/gravitational-waves-confirm-black-hole-law-predicted-stephen-hawking 39 comments
- LIGO and Virgo spotted the first confirmed midsize black hole | Science News https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics-gravitational-waves-midsize-black-hole-collision-ligo-virgo 0 comments
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