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A team of scientists detected a signal carrying information from the edge of a black hole's event horizon in the instant before it formed.

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Who
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What
A team of scientists detected a signal carrying information from the edge of a black hole's event horizon in the instant before it formed.
When
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:36:00 GMT · 7h 3m ago
Where
black hole event horizon ·
Why
To study the event horizon of a black hole, which is otherwise impossible to observe, and to test Einstein's theory of gravity in extreme conditions.
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This detection provides a new method to measure black hole properties like spin and surface gravity, and offers a novel way to test the validity of Einstein's theory in the most extreme gravitational environments.

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