‘Mosh Pits’ in Star Clusters a Likely Source of LIGO’s First Black Holes
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 10:31
in Astronomy & Space
Northwestern University astrophysicists have predicted history. In a new study, the scientists show their theoretical predictions last year were correct: The historic merger of two massive black holes detected Sept. 14, 2015, could easily have been formed through dynamic interactions in the star-dense core of an old globular cluster. These binary black holes are born […]