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Could black holes be making the Universe expand faster?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Why Is There So Much Vacuum Energy Inside the Black Hole?

A new paper claims there is a connection between the mass of black holes and the expansion of the universe. It doesn't explain where this vacuum energy comes from or what it is at all, says David Wheeler. Some cosmologists said there's no way this is consistent with general relativity,. Other people thought, hey, maybe it might be.

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