British astrophysicist, Lord Martin Rees, founder of the Center for the Study of Existential Risk, famous for his contributions to black hole formation and the evolution of the universe, has observed that contrary to popular perception, the vacuum of space is not an empty void. The vacuum, Rees states, has in it “all the … Continue reading “Ripping Spacetime Asunder” –Abrupt Phase Transition May Have Created First Black Holes