TACC Resources Drive Research Linking Black Hole Mergers to Sudden Light Flares

TACC, RIT supercomputers serve as “virtual laboratories” for the extreme universe June 19, 2026 — While scientists know supermassive black holes collide, these events have remained invisible to telescopes. Researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) have now identified a specific spike in light that occurs at the moment of merger, providing the roadmap needed [...]