Gravitational-wave data is settling black hole formation, not just cataloging mergers
LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA have hundreds of events, and new analysis points to hidden populations inside mergers.

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LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA have hundreds of events, and new analysis points to hidden populations inside mergers.
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