This Planet Used to Be the Core of a Gas Giant? | SciShow News

The video discusses the detection of gravitational waves from black hole mergers and the potential for observing these events with light, particularly in active galactic nuclei. It highlights a recent study that may have observed such a light flare. Additionally, the video covers the discovery of TOI 849-B, a planet that challenges existing models of planetary formation due to its high density and lack of a typical gas giant atmosphere.

What is the primary evidence for black hole mergers?

• Radio signals

• Gravitational waves

• Visible light emissions

• X-ray bursts

Where might black hole mergers be visible due to light emissions?

• In the middle of nowhere

• At the center of a galaxy

• Near a supernova

• In a star cluster

What did astronomers attempt to correlate with gravitational wave events?

• Infrared signals

• X-ray emissions

• Flares of light

• Radio signals

What is the name of the planet that might be the core of a gas giant?

• TOI 849-B

• Kepler-22b

• Proxima Centauri b

• Gliese 581g

What is unusual about TOI 849-B's atmosphere?

• It is similar to Earth's atmosphere

• It is mostly composed of hydrogen

• It has a thick layer of helium

• It makes up less than 4% of its mass

What could studying TOI 849-B help astronomers understand?

• The surface of Mars

• The interiors of gas giants

• The formation of stars

• The behavior of comets

What might have caused TOI 849-B to lose its atmosphere?

• A collision with another object

• A supernova explosion

• A nearby black hole

• A massive solar flare