Astronomers Detect First Evidence of a Third Object in Black Hole Mergers
TL;DR
A 2019 black hole merger signal shows signs of a third black hole, suggesting the first evidence of a black hole trinary system and more complex black hole interactions than previously thought.
Topics:science#binary-merger#black-holes#gravitational-waves#hierarchical-mergers#science#trinary-system
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