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Astronomers find pairs of black holes at the centers of merging galaxies: Observations reveal early stages of black hole mergers during final stages of galaxy coalescence
- November 12, 2018
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For the first time, a team of astronomers has observed several pairs of galaxies in the final stages of merging together into single, larger galaxies. Peering through thick walls of gas and dust surrounding the merging galaxies' messy cores, the research team captured pairs of supermassive black holes -- each of which once occupied the center of one of the two original smaller galaxies -- drawing closer together before they coalescence into one giant black hole.
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"Astronomers find pairs of black holes at the centers of merging galaxies: Observations reveal early stages of black hole mergers during final stages of galaxy coalescence", MachPrinciple, November 12, 2018, https://machprinciple.com/post/Astronomers-find-pairs-of-black-holes-at-the-centers-of-merging-galaxies-Observations-reveal-early-stages-of-black-hole-mergers-during-final-stages-of-galaxy-coalescence
