'The beacons were lit!' Scientists name merging supermassive black holes after 'Lord of the Rings' locations | Space

Scientists have named two systems of colliding supermassive black holes after Lord of the Rings locations, Gondor and Rohan. The discovery was made by the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) using a new technique that combines gravitational wave observations with quasars. The names Gondor and Rohan were chosen to reflect the beacons lit in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,' symbolizing the discovery of these cosmic phenomena.