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Caught in the Web: Visualization of a Black Hole Merger in the Tarantula Nebula
April 3, 2026·© Carl Knox
How can we see what is invisible? Black holes are not easy to see in the dark cosmic night, but astronomers can find them by analyzing their gravitational effects on matter, light and spacetime. The featured image shows an illustration that combines a simulation of a black hole binary system in its …
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