New study indicates that scientists could use black holes as particle supercolliders

Published on June 3, 2025

Scientists could turn to black holes to aid the search for dark matter and similarly elusive particles that hold clues to the universe’s deepest secrets, a new study by Oxford physicists suggests. The research has been published in Physical Review Letters.
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