When scientists mathematically calculate the area that surrounds a black hole in space without factoring in the mass that exists inside its event horizon, they “create” a theoretical white hole.

Related: White holes: What we know about black holes' neglected ... Einstein's equations describe the shape of space around matter. The theory of general relativity connects the geometry or ...

However, upcoming gravitational wave observatories like NASA's space-based detector LISA ... That is because as the black hole drags the white dwarf inward, the dead star is shedding material.

Black holes are points in space that are so dense they create deep gravity sinks. Beyond a certain region, not even light can escape the powerful tug of a black hole's gravity. And anything that ...