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Physicists simulate what happens when two wormholes collide

The simulation suggests interacting wormholes could produce a gravitational wave signature similar to colliding black holes; so far, the wormholes remain purely theoretical.

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Published 5:59 AM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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First reported by ScienceAlert: “Physicists Simulated What Might Happen When Two Wormholes Collide, And Things Got Weird”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 5:59 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWelcome back. Physicists simulated two wormholes colliding, and the gravitational wave signature could look a lot like two black holes merging.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe catch is that nobody has ever shown a wormhole exists.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it's a crash report for a car nobody owns. Who's filing the insurance claim?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe adjuster is also hypothetical.

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