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Ghost Black Holes: The Hunt That Comes Up Empty ⚡ экспресс

Original: "Constraints on primordial black holes from the first part of LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA fourth observing run"
arXiv:2605.15749 · 2026-05-15 · CC BY 4.0 · ⏱ 1 min · Cosmology High Energy General Relativity
Scientists tuned into the cosmic gravitational hum, hunting for primordial black holes, and heard not a single new note.
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Scientists tuned into the universe’s gravitational orchestra, searching for primordial black holes—shadows from the Big Bang era that might explain dark matter. But all they caught were the familiar sounds of ordinary black holes. So either primordial holes are exceedingly rare, or they’re hiding even more cleverly.

🎯 If you squeezed Earth down to the size of a grape, it would become a black hole. Primordial black holes can be trillions of times lighter, yet their gravitational whisper is still detectable.

🎬 In science fiction, tiny black holes sometimes serve as fuel for starships—for instance, in Larry Niven’s Ringworld series.

Scientists
Alan GuthAndrei LindeGeorges LemaîtreJames PeeblesAdam RiessBrian Schmidt
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black hole gravitational waves dark matter big bang
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Friedmann equationsHubble's lawHawking radiationgravitational lensingBekenstein-Hawking entropyEinstein field equations
Original: arXiv:2605.15749 · CC BY 4.0 · bridge42worlds