Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute have detected the first pair of supermassive black holes in galaxy Markarian 501 orbiting each other very closely. This breakthrough provides direct evidence of black holes about to merge, advancing understandi
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First close pair of supermassive black holes detected

First Close Black Hole Pair Discovery
Markarian 501 Galaxy
About To Merge Status
Max Planck Institute Research institution
Pre-Merger Stage status
First Detected Pair discovery
Direct Evidence significance