From the archive · October 03, 2008

No naked black holes

High-energy black-hole collision simulations showed that head-on encounters radiate about 14 percent of their center-of-mass energy.

Group results on high-energy black-hole collisions showed that head-on encounters radiate about 14 percent of their center-of-mass energy while preserving the horizons that hide their singularities.

The work was covered by Science News.