This little bombshell apparently necessitates reexamination
of the theories of both Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. In the words of Phys.org’s Thania Benios, it “not only
forces scientists to reimagine the fabric of space-time, but also rethink the
origins of the universe”.
“Black holes have long captured the public imagination and been the subject of popular culture, from Star Trek to Hollywood. They are the ultimate unknown — the blackest and most dense objects in the universe that do not even let light escape. And as if they weren’t bizarre enough to begin with, now add this to the mix: they don’t exist.”
Laura Mersini-Houghton, professor of physics at University
of North Carolina has done the math:
“The take home message of her work is clear: there is no such thing as a black hole.”