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Primordial black holes could be a type of dark matter called MACHOs, which stands for massive compact halo objects, because astronomers think they’re found in the halos, or outskirts, of galaxies.

"Primordial black holes should form during the first few seconds after the Big Bang. If they exist, they have some advantages over astrophysical black holes," Regan said.

More information: De-Chang Dai et al, Searching for small primordial black holes in planets, asteroids and here on Earth, Physics of the Dark Universe (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.dark.2024.101662.

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Massive primordial black holes could be the long sought answer. Such large, heavy objects might also have served as the anchors around which early galaxies coalesced, another conundrum that has ...

Kenadie Jourdin-Bromley, 12, poses at a park with little brother Tyran, 10. She has primordial dwarfism - a condition causing underdevelopment of limbs, which affects about 100 people worldwide ...

That is, a hypothetical primordial black hole (PBH) with a horizon size no larger than a grapefruit, and with a mass 5 to 10 times that of Earth. How might it be detected?