New Study Proposes Search for Evidence of Primordial Black Holes on Earth and in Space
Researchers suggest ancient black holes may leave detectable marks in planets, asteroids, and everyday materials, offering potential clues to the nature of dark matter.
- Primordial black holes, theorized to have formed in the early universe, are proposed as potential candidates for dark matter, but none have been observed to date.
- A new study posits that primordial black holes could leave signatures such as hollow structures in planets or microscopic tunnels in solid materials on Earth.
- Hollow planetoids formed by black holes consuming liquid cores could be detectable through low-density anomalies in their orbits, but would collapse if larger than one-tenth of Earth’s radius.
- Microscopic tunnels left by black holes passing through solid objects could be identified in ancient materials like rocks or metals, though the probability of such an event is extremely low.
- The researchers emphasize the need for innovative approaches to detect these elusive objects, highlighting their potential to address unresolved questions about dark matter and early universe physics.
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