Archive · 23 Sep 2025
Scientists Suggest Gravitational Wave May Be From a Wormhole
Imagine a shortcut through space and time, like a tunnel.
Scientists detected a ripple in space called a gravitational wave, and at first, they thought it came from two black holes colliding in our universe.
Now, they're wondering if that ripple actually came from another universe, traveling through a wormhole.
This wormhole idea comes from the way the waves behaved, which didn't quite fit with what they expect from black holes colliding.
It's still just a theory, but if it's true, it could mean that these wormholes, which are a popular idea in science fiction, are real.
Scientists are still exploring and trying to understand what really happened.
A gravitational wave event (GW190521) was detected in 2019.
Scientists initially thought it resulted from black hole collisions.
New research suggests the wave may have originated from a wormhole.
The wormhole theory proposes the wave came from an alternate universe.
The study authors are careful not to definitively call it a wormhole collapse.
- Who
- Scientists, including Qi Lai
- What
- Are suggesting a gravitational wave event, GW190521, detected in 2019 might be from a wormhole
- When
- The wave was detected in 2019; scientists are re-evaluating in a new study.
- Where
- Likely originating from an alternate universe
- Why
- To explain an unusual gravitational wave signal that doesn't fully match black hole merger expectations.
- Event Name
- GW190521
- Wave Duration
- Less than a tenth of a second
- Mass of Merger
- 142 times the mass of the Sun
- Researchers
- Qi Lai, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Wave Type
- Gravitational