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LIGO found four more pairs of black holes, including the biggest yet

3 December 2018

In a reanalysis of all of its data, LIGO spotted gravitational waves from four new pairs of black holes colliding, bringing the total detection count up to 11
The 5 biggest discoveries from the hunt for gravitational waves

The 5 biggest discoveries from the hunt for gravitational waves

18 October 2017

Detecting gravitational waves has given us a new way to observe the universe by listening to ripples in space-time. Here are five of the biggest finds from LIGO
LIGO’s third detection hints at how black hole binaries are born

LIGO’s third detection hints at how black hole binaries are born

1 June 2017

The latest signal from the gravitational wave detector backs up Einstein’s theory of general relativity and gives more clues on how black holes get their spin

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