Black Holes: The key to understanding the Universe

Black holes are among the most enigmatic objects in the universe – places where gravity, quantum physics and thermodynamics collide. They were once regarded as so theoretically problematic that they could not possibly exist. Today, by contrast, they are at the heart of some of the most exciting fundamental research in modern physics, where a potentially new understanding is beginning to emerge: a profound connection between gravity and quantum information, suggesting that space and time themselves may “emerge” from a network of quantum bits.