Fourth Gravitational Wave Event Detected

[gary]

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/09/trio-detectors-homes-black-hole-sources-gravitational-waves

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/fourth-gravitational-wave-event-detected/

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/sep/27/new-gravitational-wave-detection-shows-shape-of-ripples-from-black-hole-collision-ligo-virgo

https://astronomynow.com/2017/09/27/gravitational-waves-from-a-binary-black-hole-merger-observed-by-ligo-and-virgo/

[Atmos]

It is amazing to think that 3 solar masses of energy was released in the form of gravitational energy.

[xelasnave]

I wonder how long ago these black holes formed and the time it must have taken for them to find each other orbit and finally merge.

alex

[gregbradley]

That's a pretty amazing event and consequence. Does that make it more savage than a Supernova?

Greg.

[Atmos]

:thumbsup: