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For decades, physicists assumed black holes can merge but cannot split; new calculations suggest a black hole spinning near its maximum speed might break in two, though nobody has ever observed it happening.
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Times of India World is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 6 Nov 2026, 07:26 UTC. The headline in use is “For decades, physicists assumed black holes can merge but cannot split; new calculations suggest a black hole spinning near its maximum…”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Recent theoretical study explores whether rapidly spinning black holes can split into two smaller black holes. Scientists have long believed that black holes are incapable of splitting due to entropy and the area theorem.
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