Groundbreaking Black Hole Merger Offers Compelling Proof for Hawking’s Half-Century-Old Prediction
An international collaboration of astrophysicists has recorded one of the most detailed observations ever of two black holes colliding—yielding the strongest confirmation yet of Stephen Hawking’s 1971 prediction about black hole thermodynamics. Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) and partners report that this cosmic event supports the idea that black holes can only grow,…