SMRTR Science & EngineeringJul 14, 2025Ars Technica

Physicists detected the most massive black hole merger to date

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Physicists have detected the most massive black hole merger ever observed, resulting in a new black hole 225 times more massive than the Sun. The LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA collaboration made this groundbreaking discovery using gravitational wave detectors. This finding expands our understanding of black hole mergers and pushes the boundaries of what we know about these cosmic events.

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