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The Universe

Wormholes and Cosmic Strings

What is a wormhole?

According to current hypotheses, a wormhole is an imperfection in spacetime that has two ends. Unlike a black hole, which only has one point singularity in spacetime, a wormhole could have one point where matter can only enter and another point where matter can only exit.



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