cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/36180044
After 10 years of gravitational-wave astrophysics, evidence has supported Hawking's black hole idea
Submitted 1 week ago by drawerair@lemmy.world to physics@mander.xyz
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/11/nx-s1-5537131/ligo-10-years-black-holes-hawking-theory-confirmed
Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
This kind of proof is just what Hawking hoped for a decade ago, when the first gravitational wave detection was announced. He actually reached out to one of the scientists involved in that effort to see if gravitational waves could be used to test this prediction, says Isi.