This is quoted from a Mastodon post from the MPI for Gravitational Physics

Last night, the two @LIGO detectors observed the second gravitational-wave candidate of the day.

The possible signal with the preliminary designation S250205ee most likely originates – if it is real – from the merger of two black holes.

It occurred at a (luminosity) distance of 9.4 billion light-years.

This brings the total number of significant signal candidates identified in the fourth joint observation run of the international detector network to 190. One (GW230529) has already been fully analyzed and published. The others will also be carefully examined and then published if confirmed.

• GraceDB
• related GCN circulars *Albert Einstein Institute!
• NASA LIGO

#GravitationalWaves #S250205ee #O4IsHere #astronomy #astrophysics #BlackHoles #physics

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