Scientists at the LIGO Hanford Observatory have made a groundbreaking discovery by observing the largest black hole merger ever recorded through gravitational waves.

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The merger resulted in a combined black hole 225 times our sun’s mass, and challenges current astrophysical models of black hole formation.

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At 225 solar masses, this gargantuan merger of two black holes challenges our thinking on these famously elusive objects.

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An international team of physicists discovered the largest-ever merger of 2 black holes through a phenomenon known as ...