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A new theoretical study suggests that tiny black holes, called “black hole morsels,” could form during violent cosmic collisions like black hole mergers. These morsels, much smaller and hotter than their parent black holes, would emit detectable Hawking radiation in the form of high-energy gamma rays. The detection of this radiation could provide unprecedented insights into quantum gravity, which is the interaction between gravity and quantum mechanics. Researchers analyzed data from existing gamma-ray telescopes and found this type of multi-messenger signal could give access to quantum gravitational phenomena.
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Tiny Black Holes Could Offer Key to Unlocking Quantum Gravity
New Delhi, November 4, 2025 – A groundbreaking theoretical study published in Nuclear Physics B proposes that miniature black holes, dubbed “black hole morsels,” may hold the key to understanding the elusive realm of quantum gravity. Researchers from CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) and the University of Southern Denmark suggest that these morsels, potentially formed during the violent mergers of larger black holes, emit detectable gamma rays through Hawking radiation.
“Our work shows that if these objects form, their radiation might already be observable using current gamma-ray telescopes,” says Francesco Sannino, a theoretical physicist at the University of Southern Denmark and one of the study’s co-authors.
Unlike larger black holes, black hole morsels, which are comparable in mass to asteroids, would be extremely hot and emit intense bursts of high-energy particles as they evaporate. This radiation could be detected by existing gamma-ray telescopes like HESS in Namibia, HAWC in Mexico, LHAASO in China, and the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
The detection of Hawking radiation from these morsels would offer a unique window into the quantum nature of spacetime, revealing deviations from existing theories and potentially unlocking new physics. As particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider are unable to probe such extreme energy scales, the new research suggests that nature may be providing scientists with cosmic accelerators.
The research team has already begun analyzing data collected from past black hole merger events, setting upper limits on the mass of possible morsels. While many uncertainties remain about the precise conditions for morsel formation, the study presents a tantalizing possibility. “Our analysis shows this new type of multi-messenger signal could give us direct experimental access to quantum gravitational phenomena,” notes Giacomo Cacciapaglia, a co-author from CNRS.
If these morsels exist, astronomers could finally get the answers to some of the deepest questions in physics about the true nature of space, time, and gravity.
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