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02-24-2016, 04:11 AM
Those 2 colliding black holes may have been born in a giant star
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The two black holes that sent out ripples in space and time as they merged were born in the belly of a giant star, new research suggests.*
The*Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) caught sight of the two black holes colliding on Sept. 14, 2015, by detecting the gravitational waves (http://mashable.com/2016/02/15/gravitational-waves-what-next/) — ripples in space-time — sent out by the merger.
SEE ALSO: Einstein was right: Scientists detect gravitational waves for the first time (http://mashable.com/2016/02/11/einstein-gravitational-waves-detection/)
At about the same time as the merger, the*Fermi Space Telescope caught sight of a bright burst coming from the same part of the sky as the black holes.*
Gravitational waves are thought to be "dark" events, so finding any kind of bright burst associated with them is surprising, scientists say; however, researchers think they've found some kind of explanation for the burst.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/23/gravitational-waves-black-holes-star/)
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The two black holes that sent out ripples in space and time as they merged were born in the belly of a giant star, new research suggests.*
The*Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) caught sight of the two black holes colliding on Sept. 14, 2015, by detecting the gravitational waves (http://mashable.com/2016/02/15/gravitational-waves-what-next/) — ripples in space-time — sent out by the merger.
SEE ALSO: Einstein was right: Scientists detect gravitational waves for the first time (http://mashable.com/2016/02/11/einstein-gravitational-waves-detection/)
At about the same time as the merger, the*Fermi Space Telescope caught sight of a bright burst coming from the same part of the sky as the black holes.*
Gravitational waves are thought to be "dark" events, so finding any kind of bright burst associated with them is surprising, scientists say; however, researchers think they've found some kind of explanation for the burst.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/23/gravitational-waves-black-holes-star/)
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