“The great hum” in the October 2023 issue states that astronomers weren’t sure that supermassive black holes in binary systems could close in on each other. I would assume that objects with such massive gravity would absolutely attract each other over time and eventually merge. What am I missing? Bill ZieglerWest Chicago, Illinois All massiveContinue reading "Why weren’t astronomers sure that supermassive black holes could merge?"
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