Gravitational Waves Finally Prove Stephen Hawking’s Black Hole Theorem

Physicists have confirmed Stephen Hawking’s 1971 black hole area theorem with near-absolute certainty, thanks to gravitational waves from an exceptionally loud black hole collision detected by upgraded LIGO instruments. New Scientist reports: Hawking proposed his black hole area theorem in 1971, which states that when two black holes merge, the resulting black hole’s event horizon — the boundary beyond which not even light can escape the clutches of a black hole — cannot…