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This graphic shows two of five new pairs of supermassive black holes recently identified by astronomers using a combination of data from Chandra (blue shown in inset), WISE, and the Large Binocular Telescope. Each pair contains two supermassive black holes weighing millions of times the mass of the Sun. These black hole couples formed when two galaxies collided and merged with each other, forcing their supermassive black holes close together. This discovery could help astronomers better understand how giant black holes grow and how they may produce the strongest gravitational wave signals in the Universe.
Seeing Double: Scientists Find Elusive Giant Black Hole Pairs
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