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Robert Lea

Sweeping gravitational wave map of the universe could reveal hidden black holes

An illustration shows a gravitational wave map of the cosmos revealing hidden black holes.

The most detailed map of the universe ever created using gravitational waves could reveal hidden black holes, merging supermassive black holes and even the large-scale structure of the cosmos.

The study, conducted by a team led by astronomers from Swinburne University of Technology, also presented the largest-ever galactic-scale detector of gravitational waves, which are basically ripples in spacetime.

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