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The black hole merger designated as GW231123 is the most massive ever observed by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) collaboration. This cosmic event involved two black holes with masses around 100 and 140 times that of the Sun, resulting in a final black hole weighing approximately 225 solar masses. Unlike most stellar black holes, which are under 60 solar masses, GW231123 stands out due to its exceptional size and rapid spin. Detected in 2025, the gravitational waves from this merger had travelled for billions of years before reaching Earth, offering scientists deeper insight into black hole formation and the dynamics of extreme astrophysical phenomena.