O4 – Detections – GW190412 First detection of gravitational waves from an unequal mass black hole binary

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#GWGreatestHits Did you know that GW190412 was the first detection of gravitational waves from an unequal mass black hole binary merger by the LIGO Scientific Collaboration? This finding had several important consequences, including improved measurement of source and orbit properties, better understanding of General Relativity and binary black hole population.

Click here to read more about the discovery here, including the contribution from Indian scientists