Simulation Reveals Spiraling Supermassive Black Holes (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Gas glows brightly in this computer simulation of supermassive black holes only 40 orbits from merging. Models like this may eventually help scientists pinpoint real examples of these powerful binary systems. Download this video in HD formats: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13043

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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