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The Universe: What Remains to Be Discovered?

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The Last Death Row of Black Hole Explosions

Primordial black holes that may have formed at time f the big bank might now be evaporating. And as they get smaller, the evaporation process runs away and they explode in a shower of gamoranes. We don't know if they could be the final death rows of black holes. If one went off in this field, it would be enough to take out most of our planet.

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