Tiny black holes created in the aftermath of violent cosmic collisions could offer unprecedented insight into the quantum structure of space and time, a new theoretical study proposes.

What's more, signals from these "black hole morsels" could potentially be detected by current instruments, scientists reported in the study, which was published in the journal Nuclear Physics B.

"Our work shows that if these objects are formed, their radiation might already be detectable using existing gamma-ray observatories," Francesco Sannino, a theoretical physicist at the University of Southern Denmark and co-author of the study, told Live Science via email.

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