SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 4, 2026Scientific American

Did we just see a primordial black hole at the Milky Way’s edge?

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Australian researchers may have spotted a primordial black hole — a relic from the universe's first second — drifting through the Milky Way's outer edge. Named "Phoebe," it appears three times the moon's mass and was detected through a rare light-bending event, though skeptics say it could be a variable star.

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