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Double Darkness [1]

A computer simulation shows two black holes locked in a tight orbit around each other. The black holes are so close together that they will soon merge, emitting an enormous blast of gravitational waves. Detectors on Earth have discovered more than a dozen such mergers in the last few years. [The SXS Project]

Double Black Holes
Simulation of two merging black holes
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