Soichiro Morisaki

When two black holes merge, the resulting black hole 'rings' for a while, emitting gravitational waves — like a dying bell. This ringing is captured by giant detectors created by Rainer Weiss and Kip Thorne.

Spacetime is not a passive void but a dynamic membrane capable of elastic deformation. When neutron stars (ultra-dense objects the size of a city, where matter is compressed to nuclear density or black holes) regions with gravity so strong that even light cannot escape their bounds collide, the membrane shudders, generating…