In the event observed by LIGO on September 14, 2015, two black holes with a combined mass of 65 Mε merged to form a black hole with 63 Mε. What happened to the difference in mass?
A) It was converted almost instantly into gravitational wave energy.
B) It was converted into smaller particles like neutrinos.
C) It formed an accretion disk around the merged black hole.
D) It was converted into different wavelengths of visible light.
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