Supercomputer Simulation Reveals Supermassive Black Holes

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A new supercomputer model could help astronomers find spiraling, merging systems of two supermassive black holes. These mergers happen often in the universe, but are hard to see. Watch as the simulation reveals the merger's brighter, more variable X-rays. https://go.nasa.gov/2OsaMAs

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Music: "Games Show Sphere 01" from Killer Tracks

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