Scientists may have finally solved the problem of “missing” black holes in the universe

The early universe contained far fewer miniatures black holes than previously thought, making the origin of the missing matter in our cosmos even more of a 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 theories, these dime-sized singularities emerged from rapidly collapsing regions of dense, hot gas.

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