A ‘ringing’ black hole matches scientists’ predictions
Gravitational waves emitted after two black holes coalesced agree with theories
Two black holes (black dots in this simulation) spiraled around one another before merging into one. Gravitational waves (white and blue) that plowed outward from that collision helped to confirm physicists’ theories of how black holes behave.
Deborah Ferguson, Derek Davis and Rob Coyne/URI, LIGO, MAYA Collaboration, simulation performed with NSF's TACC Frontera supercomputer