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"'Einstein didn’t think that black holes could be real [because] they’re just too weird,' Khanna said. 'But now we know the universe is teeming with black holes.”

For similar reasons, he added, 'we shouldn’t give up on extremal black holes. I just don’t want to put limits on nature’s creativity.'"

https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-prove-hawking-wrong-about-extremal-black-holes-20240821/

Mathematicians Prove Hawking Wrong About ‘Extremal’ Black Holes | Quanta Magazine

For decades, extremal black holes were considered mathematically impossible. A new proof reveals otherwise.

Quanta Magazine