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Merging black holes


Date: 30 March 2016
Satellite: INTEGRAL
Copyright: ESA–C.Carreau

Artist's impression of two black holes as they spiral towards each other before merging, releasing gravitational waves – fluctuations in the fabric of spacetime.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
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