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A Signal Captured by Ligo at the End of 2025 Could Be the First Proof that Black Holes Were Born in the First Second of the Universe — and They Would Explain the Dark Matter

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On November 12, 2025, the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave observatories detected a strange signal: the fusion of two objects, one of which is lighter than the Sun, impossible according to classical physics. This rare event could be the first direct proof of the primordial black holes, of the Big Bang relics that would constitute the dark matter of the universe. More
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An event detected at the end of 2025 by the LIGO and Virgo observatories revives one of the most fascinating hypotheses of modern cosmology: the existence of black holes born in the very first moments of the Universe. The signal, called S251112cm, intrigues because it seems to come from the fusion of the ... Read more Like KultureGeek on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone and iPad (link Ap…

On November 12, 2025, the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave observatories detected a strange signal: the fusion of two objects, one of which is lighter than the Sun, impossible according to classical physics. This rare event could be the first direct proof of the primordial black holes, of the Big Bang relics that would constitute the dark matter of the universe. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
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