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We Thought Black Holes Created Event Horizons. It Might Be the Opposite

S2026 · E11 · 18 Jun 2026 · 20 min

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Don’t panic, but it's possible that an event horizon is forming right behind you right now. Don’t bother looking—you won’t see it. You won’t know that it’s growing to envelop you until it’s way too late. And it definitely won’t look like the classic picture of a black hole that you’re probably familiar with.