An 'impossible' black hole merger may finally be solved thanks to Einstein's relativity — but it raises an even bigger mystery

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An 'impossible' black hole merger may finally be solved thanks to Einstein's relativity — but it raises an even bigger mysteryWorldPing
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What happened

New research suggests that a perplexing signal created by a pair of colliding black holes may have been warped by a space-time phenomenon known as gravitational lensing.

Key facts

  • Reported by Live Science and published Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:00:00 UTC.

Why it matters

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