The detection of a gravitational wave was a historic event that heralded a new phase of astronomy. A numerical model of the Universe now allows researchers to tell the story of the black-hole system that caused the wave. See Letter p.512
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Eldridge, J. Recipe for a black-hole merger. Nature 534, 478–479 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/534478a
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