NOIRLab - The Heaviest Black Hole Pair Ever Found
Release Date: 04/13/2024
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info_outlineUsing archival data from the Gemini North telescope, a team of astronomers have measured the heaviest pair of supermassive black holes ever found. The merging of two supermassive black holes is a phenomenon that has long been predicted, though never observed. In this podcast, Dr. Roger Romani discusses the discovery of this system and what we can learn about massive black hole pairs from this system.
Bios:
- Rob Sparks is in the Communications, Education and Engagement group at NSF’s NOIRLab in Tucson, Arizona.
- Dr. Roger W. Romani is a member of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford University, where he has been Professor of Physics for over thirty years. His research interests center on black holes and neutron stars, which he and his research group study with a combination of telescope observations, from the ground and from space, and theoretical modeling.
Links
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