Exploding stars, black holes, and the forbidden gap
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When the first gravitational wave (GW) was detected back in 2015, scientists said they had opened a new window into the Universe. While most of astronomy is based on detecting electromagnetic energy, GW are different. They’re ripples in spacetime predicted by Einstein. GW detectors have let us detect mergers between black holes (BH), which emit […] The post Exploding stars, black holes, and the forbidden gap appeared first on Knowridge Science Report .