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An illustration of the binary black hole merger. (Image credit: Raul Perez and Davis Newell)

LIGO Detects Most Massive Binary Black Hole to Date

Before merging, both black holes were spinning exceptionally fast, and their masses fell into a range that should be very rare — or impossible.