New fear unlocked: spontaneous black hole implosion.

Fresh research predicts that planets may be able to accumulate enough dark matter to suddenly form a black hole at their core. As the intruder grows, catastrophe unfolds: it would then devour the world from the inside out, becoming a black hole with the same mass as its unfortunate meal.

The findings, published as a study in the journal Physical Review D, are terrifying to contemplate. The intent, however, wasn't to haunt our dreams but to demonstrate a potential new avenue for studying dark matter, the invisible substance that accounts for 85 percent of all mass in the universe. Oh, and this would only affect gas planets, so the Earth is safe for now.

"In gaseous exoplanets of various sizes, temperatures, and densities, black holes c

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