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black holes

  • plural
    of black hole.
    black hole
    noun
    a theoretical massive object, formed at the beginning of the universe or by the gravitational collapse of a star exploding as a supernova, whose gravitational field is so intense that no electromagnetic radiation can escape.

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Other black holes may have formed soon after the bounce because density fluctuations were amplified.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

"If massive black holes already existed immediately after the bounce, the early Universe would not need to start from scratch when building the first galaxies," Gaztañaga said.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Those relic black holes could provide a possible explanation for dark matter.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Some black holes may have originated during the earlier contracting phase and then passed through the bounce.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Not rogue comets, not black holes, not the heat death of the universe.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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