gravitationally
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When galaxies collide and eventually combine, their central black holes can become gravitationally bound, forming what scientists call a supermassive black hole binary.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
A third technique is now emerging based on gravitationally lensed supernovae like SN Winny.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
The two are gravitationally bound companions destined to unleash a fiery blast into the cosmos.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024
According to Mathur and Katherine Brown, additional objects should be drawn in gravitationally, so they are also hoping that Rubin identifies more eTNOs in extreme orbits.
From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2023
Newton noted that the matter in the tails of comets is dissipated in interplanetary space, lost to the comet and little by little attracted gravitationally to nearby planets.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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