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LIGO

Gravitational Wave Detection Signal Detection Gravitational Wave Events

Twin Black-Hole Mergers Display Extreme Spins, Strengthen Einstein’s Theory, and Point to Second-Generation Origins

Peer-reviewed analyses turn two late-2024 gravitational-wave detections into some of the sharpest tests of general relativity to date.

Astronomers Measure First Black-Hole Recoil, Tracing Newborn’s 3D Flight From 2019 Merger