Dhaka, July 14 -- Scientists have observed the largest black hole merger ever detected, marking a historic breakthrough in astrophysics. The colossal event occurred around 10 billion light-years from Earth and was observed through powerful gravitational waves picked up by detectors like LIGO.

According to The Guardian, two black holes, each more than 100 times the mass of the sun, spiraled toward one another and eventually collided, creating an even larger black hole. The merger was detected in November 2023 by observatories in Washington and Louisiana.

The black holes initially orbited each other before merging and releasing gravitational waves - ripples in space-time - in the process. Science News reports that the resulting black hole...