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Andrey Feldman

Scientists use Stephen Hawking theory to propose 'black hole morsels' — strange, compact objects that could reveal new physics

An illustration of a small black hole orbiting around a supermassive black hole exhibiting a gravitational lensing effect.

Tiny black holes created in the aftermath of violent cosmic collisions could offer unprecedented insight into the quantum structure of space and time, a new theoretical study proposes.

What's more, signals from these "black hole morsels" could potentially be detected by current instruments, scientists reported in the study, which was published in the journal Nuclear Physics B.

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