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Is it possible that another universe could lie beyond the black holes?

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From what we know abou t the mathematical theory that predicted and describes black holes, we do not expect there to be anything inside a black hole except very condensed mass. We are not sure what the condition of the mass will be exactly, but we expect it to have collapsed onto itself under its own weight and that is what is in the core of the black hole. There is not much room inside for anything else, so we do not expect anoather universe inside there.

Samuel Bowen


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