A new study suggests that “primordial black holes,” a hypothetical object from the early universe, may be lurking right here on Earth.
According to Sci-News, the objects known as “primordial black holes” have been theorized for many years, but no scientific organization has actually observed them.
Theories propose that “primordial black holes” are among the first types of objects in the universe, formed shortly after the Big Bang event.
They could be the “seeds” of the massive black holes observed by telescopes in the early universe, candidates for dark matter, and sources of primordial gravitational waves that could help resolve many cosmological issues.
Primordial Black Holes – (Graphic: NASA).
According to a new study led by Professor Dejan Stojkovic from the University of Buffalo and Dr. De-Chang Dai from Case Western Reserve University (USA), there is a place where we might find this mysterious object that few have considered: Right on Earth.
“We need to think outside the box because the approaches taken previously to search for primordial black holes have been ineffective,” said Professor Stojkovic.
Their models suggest that the “primordial black holes” as currently theorized could still exist in the same state as they did 13.8 billion years ago, wandering throughout the universe.
They could be captured by rocky planets or asteroids. In that case, they would consume the material of what captured them, leaving behind a hollow structure.
With the vastness of Earth, they could leave ultra-tiny tunnels in ancient rocks, even in glass or other solid structures in very old buildings.
It is possible they pass through living organisms – albeit rarely – but would not cause any harm as biological tissue has elastic properties, allowing this extremely small object to pass through gently.
“Although the kinetic energy of a primordial black hole could be very high, it cannot release much energy during a collision because it moves too fast. If it travels faster than the speed of sound, the molecular structure of the surrounding environment would not have time to react,” explained Professor Stojkovic.
This recently published study in Dark Universe also indicates that “primordial black holes” could also attack objects in space that are significantly smaller than Earth.
If it is a small object, these black holes could gradually consume the liquid core inside and turn that object into a hollow shell.
This hollow shell object must be no larger than 1/10th the size of Earth. They could be identified through telescopes, as hollow objects would have unusually low density.
For objects without a liquid core, primordial black holes could simply pass through and leave a straight ultra-tiny tunnel, much like the tunnels they leave in Earth’s solid structures.
