Summary:
- This article discusses the recent discovery of a new type of black hole, known as an "intermediate-mass black hole." These black holes are larger than stellar-mass black holes but smaller than supermassive black holes found at the centers of galaxies.
- The article explains how these intermediate-mass black holes were detected using gravitational waves, which are ripples in the fabric of spacetime caused by the movement of massive objects.
- The discovery of these intermediate-mass black holes is significant because it helps fill a gap in our understanding of black hole formation and evolution, and could provide insights into the early universe and the growth of supermassive black holes.