![]() ![]() For a system containing black holes with about 30 times the sun’s mass, similar to the one detected by LIGO in 2015, the orbital period at the start of the movie is just 65 milliseconds, with the black holes moving at about 15 percent the speed of light. The merger timescale depends on the masses of the black holes. These distortions spread out and weaken, ultimately becoming gravitational waves (purple). ![]() Orange ripples represent distortions of space-time caused by the rapidly orbiting masses. Yellow structures near the black holes illustrate the strong curvature of space-time in the region. This visualization shows gravitational waves emitted by two black holes (black spheres) of nearly equal mass as they spiral together and merge. BHW_Gravitational_Waves_3D_Visualization.gif (500x500) ![]()
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