A classic icon has been updated with iOS 26, which was unveiled this week at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).

This black hole merger animation was created using data collected by the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors, an observation designated GW190412. Credits: © N. Fischer, H. Pfeiffer, A.

Jeremy Darling’s novel approach applies astrometry to detect the gravitational wave background, offering new insights into the early universe and large-scale cosmic events.