Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

GW250114: Rotating Black Holes Collide

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 24, 2025 is “GW250114: Rotating Black Holes Collide,” an image. It is credited to Illustration Credit: Aurore Simonnet ( SSU / EdEon ), LVK, URI; LIGO Collaboration. The original explanation runs about 164 words.

Artwork depicts a colorful version of two black holes nearing collision from between the black holes. Swirling gas is depicted with wavey lined depicting gravitational waves ringing and an artificial grid depicting spacetime shown distortin
Credit: Illustration Credit: Aurore Simonnet ( SSU / EdEon ), LVK, URI; LIGO Collaboration Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“It was the strongest gravitational wave signal yet measured — what did it show? GW250114 was detected by both arms of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) in Washington and Louisiana USA earlier this year.”

— APOD editors, September 24, 2025

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
September 24, 2025
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Illustration Credit: Aurore Simonnet ( SSU / EdEon ), LVK, URI; LIGO Collaboration
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 164 words

All of September 2025 → · 2025 by month → · Full archive since 1995 →

Topics in this entry

Black holes

Topics are matched from words in the title and explanation.

On this day: September 24 in other years

On Amazon

Popular picks for space fans

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Electronics Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition 32GB Read astronomy and space-history books anywhere. View on Amazon → Electronics Bose QuietComfort Wireless Headphones Noise-cancelling headphones for documentaries and launch livestreams. View on Amazon →

Source

Copy taken Oct 28, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT. The image and explanation belong to their creators. OpenOrbit is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA.