Tiny black holes may be secretly exploding stars across the Milky Way

According to ScienceDaily, researchers have found that primordial black holes—hypothetical remnants from the early universe—may occasionally pass through white dwarf stars and trigger Type Ia supernova explosions. This mechanism could explain the chemical patterns observed in supernova remnants and star explosions throughout the Milky Way.

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