Scientists may have finally solved the problem of the universe’s ‘missing’ black holes

A black hole is so compact that nothing can escape its gravitational pull, not even light.

The early universe contained far fewer miniatures black holes than previously thought, making the origin of our cosmos’ missing matter an even greater mystery, a new study suggests. Miniature or primordial black holes (PBHs) are black holes thought to have formed in the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang. According to leading … Read more