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Scientists Say Some Black Holes Are Born From Other Black Holes
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Gayoung Lee
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Researchers analyzing gravitational wave data from LIGO have identified that approximately 14% of black holes are 'second-generation,' formed from the mergers of smaller black holes. This discovery challenges traditional models of stellar collapse.
Since LIGO’s Nobel-winning discovery of gravitational waves—ripples in spacetime—the U.S.-based detector has been picking up on hundreds of signals from black hole mergers. And, after a decade of studying gravitational waves, researchers believe a significant fraction of black holes may come from cosmic chain reactions.
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