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.

NewsScience NewsFor 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.

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. TOI Lifestyle Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Nov 06, 2026, 12:56 IST The research, published in Physical Review D under the title "When Black Holes Admit Pair-of-pants Topologies", examines the physical laws that keep a black hole intact and whether certain circumstances could allow it to break apart.Why do scientists believe black holes cannot split?

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