What Does a Black Hole Collision Sound Like?

Nell Greenfieldboyce, an NPR science correspondent specializing in gravitational waves, joins to discuss the revolutionary way we've begun to 'listen' to the universe. She explains the science behind detecting gravitational waves and the profound events, like black hole collisions, that produce these cosmic sounds. Greenfieldboyce highlights how this detection reshapes our understanding of the cosmos, revealing surprising insights into the frequency of black hole mergers and their alignment with fundamental theories of the universe.