Published: Apr 20, 2026, 21:00 IST | Updated: Apr 20, 2026, 21:00 IST
What if everything we know about the start of time is off? A new study is shaking cosmology by ditching the explosive Big Bang for a “Big Bounce.” The idea: our universe was born when a black hole in another universe collapsed and rebounded. Even wilder — dark matter might actually be ancient black holes from that previous cosmos. So did the universe ever truly begin, or are we just living in the latest chapter of an endless cycle?