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Just two weeks left! On 23 August the 10th Open Day at our gravitational-wave detector GEO600 will take place.
https://www.geo600.org/openday2025
Just drop by GEO600 south of Hanover, Germany, between 12:00 and 16:00 CEST, talk to our researchers, and get insights into a cutting-edge research facility.
This year, there will also be an information booth for our distributed computing project @einsteinathome.
Meet ‘lite intermediate black holes,’ the supermassive black hole’s smaller, much more mysterious cousin
#Science #Space #BlackHoles #LIGO #LiteIMBH #IntermediateBlackHoles #Astrophysics #GravitationalWaves #SpaceScience #Astronomy #Universe #CosmicMystery
https://the-14.com/meet-lite-intermediate-black-holes-the-supermassive-black-holes-smaller-much-more-mysterious-cousin/
The-14 Pictures · Meet ‘lite intermediate black holes,’ the supermassive black hole’s smaller, much more mysterious cousin | The-14Listening for gravitational waves While the baseball recording setup is designed specifically to hear the sounds of a baseball game, scientists use a specialized observatory called the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, to observe the “sound” of two black holes merging out in the universe. Scientists look for the gravitational waves that we can
About nine years ago, in July 2017, it was finally time for “Good Night, LISA Pathfinder!” 
After 16 months of science measurements an international team deactivated the LISA Pathfinder satellite on the evening of the 18 July 2017.
https://www.aei.mpg.de/187318/good-night-lisa-pathfinder
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=AOS-RSIbp-k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOS-RSIbp-k
LISA Pathfinder has tested key technologies for LISA, the future gravitational-wave observatory in space, and has demonstrated their operative readiness.
A lot has happened since then, and now @LISA is being built for its launch, planned for 2035.
Great new film
Our @unihannover colleagues have produced a film about quantum optics and gravitational physics research, featuring inspiring pictures from several of our labs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otNPNzYwBpA
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=otNPNzYwBpA
German and English subtitles are available.
At the @ORB_KSB we have recently been working on 
#GravitationalWaves !
More information in our Science Connection article in French https://www.belspo.be/belspo/organisation/publ/pub_ostc/sciencecon/73sci_fr.pdf and Dutch https://www.belspo.be/belspo/organisation/publ/pub_ostc/sciencecon/73sci_nl.pdf
Less than three weeks left! On 23 August the 10th Open Day at our gravitational-wave detector GEO600 will take place.
https://www.geo600.org/openday2025
Just drop by GEO600 south of Hanover, Germany, between 12:00 and 16:00 CEST, talk to our researchers, and get insights into a cutting-edge research facility.
This year, there will also be an information booth for the distributed computing project @einsteinathome.
Continued thread
Learn more about the recent @LIGO / VIrgo / KAGRA observation GW231123 in our press release: https://www.aei.mpg.de/1262522/ligo-virgo-kagra-detect-most-massive-black-hole-merger-to-date
www.aei.mpg.deLIGO-Virgo-KAGRA detect most massive black hole merger to date
New header picture 
The image shows the numerical simulation results of a binary black hole merger consistent with the gravitational-wave event GW231123.
GW231123 was recently announced as the merger of the most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves. Models that account for the complex dynamics of highly spinning black holes, which were developed at the @mpi_grav, were used to analyze the signal and extract astrophysical information from it.
The image is by I. Markin (@unipotsdam), H. Pfeiffer (@mpi_grav), T. Dietrich (@unipotsdam and @mpi_grav)
Fusion record : deux trous noirs (~100 + 140 M☉) créent un trou noir final de ~225 M☉, défiant nos modèles astro !
https://techno-science.net/actualite/cette-collision-trous-noirs-massive-qu-elle-fait-trembler-lois-astrophysique-N27351.html
#Space #Astrophysics #BlackHoleMerge #GW231123 #GravitationalWaves
Techno-Science.net · 💥 Cette collision de trous noirs est si massive qu'elle fait trembler nos lois de l'astrophysiqueLe 23 novembre 2023, des ondes gravitationnelles ont trahi la fusion la plus massive jamais enregistrée. Ce...
"A fresh theory on the Universe's origins suggests gravitational waves, not inflation, could explain cosmic structure, paving the way for verifiable predictions. "
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250730030404.htm
#science #Physics #Astrophysics #gravitationalwaves
Astronomers have observed the largest black hole merger ever, with two massive black holes, each over 100 times the sun’s mass, colliding and sending ripples through space-time. Detected by LIGO, this event challenges our understanding of black hole formation.
#BlackHoles #GravitationalWaves #Space #GoodNews
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/16/science/massive-black-hole-collision-gravitational-waves
CNN · Astronomers detect most massive black hole collision to date
LIGO detected the ultimate cosmic spin cycle - two black holes merged at Einstein's theoretical RPM limit, creating a 225-solar-mass monster. Scientists admit it'll take years to decode this gravitational 'ringtone' 
science.slashdot.orgLIGO Detects Most Massive Black Hole Merger to Date - SlashdotThe LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration has detected the most massive black hole merger to date, forming a final black hole around 225 times the Sun's mass. Caltech reports: Before now, the most massive black hole merger -- produced by an event that took place in 2021 called GW190521 -- had a total mass...
Bad Astronomy NewsletterThe biggest black hole merger ever detected so far rocked the UniverseThe gravitational waves they emitted were fiercely powerful, but where did the black holes come from?
LIGO Detects Most Massive Black Hole Merger to Date
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/ligo-detects-most-massive-black-hole-merger-to-date
California Institute of TechnologyLIGO Detects Most Massive Black Hole Merger to DateGravitational waves from massive black holes challenge current astrophysical models
LIGO Detects Most Massive Black Hole Merger to Date
The powerful merger produced a final black hole approximately 225 times the mass of our Sun.
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/ligo-detects-most-massive-black-hole-merger-to-date
California Institute of TechnologyLIGO Detects Most Massive Black Hole Merger to DateGravitational waves from massive black holes challenge current astrophysical models
"Ripples in space-time from collision recorded by gravitational wave detector forces a rethink of how the objects form"
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/14/scientists-detect-biggest-ever-merger-of-two-massive-black-holes by Ian Sample reports on our discovery of #GW231123
The Guardian · Scientists detect biggest ever merger of two massive black holes
The discovery of #GW231123 was announced today to scientists at the #GR24Amaldi16 meeting with talks by Amanda Farah (University of Chicago) and Sophie Bini (Caltech). International scientists heard about how we analysed such an unusual signal and what it could mean for our understanding of how black holes form
We are excited to announce the discovery of #GW231123, a gravitational-wave signal from the merger of two high-mass black holes to form one about 190–265 times the mass of our Sun
https://ligo.org/ligo-virgo-kagra-detect-most-massive-black-hole-merger-to-date/
LIGO has spotted the most massive black hole collision ever detected
Illustration of merging of black holes Shutterstock / Jurik Peter A record-breaking black hole smash-up just expanded our…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/us/8886/