Black Hole Merger

Two black holes near each another. This is a still image from an animation (see link below for the full movie).

This second still from the animation shows the black holes much closer together.

See the full movie (MPG, 2,327 Kb, 8.5 seconds) showing how the surrounding space is disturbed when two black holes merge. Requires Windows Media Player, Real Player, QuickTime, or equivalent to play.

Reported by: Campanelli et al. in the 24 March Physical Review Letters

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