Science
Explained: Two black holes merged billions of years ago, but it is puzzling scientists now – The Indian Express
LIGO and Virgo detect signals from gravitational waves released in the merger. One of the two parent black holes was of an unusual “intermediate mass”, which challenges traditional scientific knowledge. What is generally understood, and what explains this unu…

Written by Kabir Firaque
| New Delhi |
Updated: September 5, 2020 5:04:41 pm
Artist’s concept illustrating a hierarchical scheme for merging black holes.
(Credit: LIGO/Caltech/MIT/R Hurt…
Continue Reading