Black Hole Hierarchy (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Black Hole Hierarchy

Caption

Some merging black holes may be second-generation black holes that formed from the previous merging of two smaller black holes, according to a new study. Pictured is an artist’s concept of the hierarchical formation of black holes.

 

Credit

LIGO/Caltech/MIT/R. Hurt (IPAC)

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