Scientists explore the phenomenon of runaway black holes kicked out of galaxies at extreme speeds. New evidence shows these giants leaving trails of stars, providing insight into gravitational waves and Einstein's theories.
A collision of unusually massive, rapidly spinning black holes challenges existing black hole formation theories and suggests a new population of substantial black holes. Mass gap is questioned.
"Any matter moving around in an irregular way can potentially create gravitational waves," study co-author Katy Clough, a theoretical physicist at Queen Mary University of London, told Live Science in an email.
