Black Hole Illustration (IMAGE)

Simons Foundation

Black Hole Illustration

Caption

An illustration of a supersized black hole resulting from the merger of two smaller black holes. The collision has caused the black hole to ring and radiate gravitational waves (white).

Credit

Maximiliano Isi/MIT

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