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01. In 2015, scientists detected, for the first time, the merger of 2 black holes in a galaxy 17 billion lightyears away by measuring the gravitational waves emitted by the collision. As they spun around each other violently, they released more energy in the form of gravitational waves than the combined light from all the stars in the Milky Way in 4400 years. Outer Space Facts, Galaxy Facts, Space Theories, Physics Facts, Learn Physics, Gravitational Waves, Astronomy Facts, Fact Republic, Science Fact

01. In 2015, scientists detected, for the first time, the merger of 2 black holes in a galaxy 17 billion lightyears away by measuring the gravitational waves emitted by the collision. As they spun around each other violently, they released more energy in the form of gravitational waves than the combined light from all the stars in the Milky Way in 4400 years.

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30 Scary & Weird Facts About Space - Part 2 - Fact Republic Outer Space Facts, Facts About Space, Solar System Facts, Quantum Physics Spirituality, Astronomy Facts, Fact Republic, Science Fact, Neutron Star, Scary Facts

1. There is a hypothetical particle called a strangelet that we might find in the cores of neutron stars. If one were to strike earth (or any object in the universe), it could turn that matter into further strangelets creating a chain reaction that would result in the Earth being turned into one big strangelet.

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