CosmologyHow we might finally find black holes from the cosmic dawnPrimordial black holes may have been born just after the Big Bangand might explain dark matter Scientists are on the hunt for black holes that could have formed before the first stars and galaxies.NASA and G. Bacon/STSCIBy Elizabeth Quill26 seconds agoAn undiscovered population of ancient black holes may be lurking throughout the universe. These bottomless cosmic pits would have a lot in common with more familiar black holes; in some cases, the two may be indistinguishable. But unlike their kin, these undiscovered black holes wouldnt have formed from a massive star collapsing in on itself, nor would they be peers of the supermassive black holes that feed at the centers of galaxies.Instead, these black holes would have been born in the earliest epochs after the Big Bang before stars and galaxies even appeared.