Black Holes: Defects or Tangles in Spacetime?

Physicists have proposed that topological solitons, theoretical kinks in the fabric of space-time, could mimic black holes. These solitons could be stable, permanent imperfections in the structure of space-time, and could be found all around the universe. While they would largely look and act like black holes, they would not have event horizons, meaning you could get as close as you wanted to a soliton and leave if you wanted to. The discovery of topological solitons could provide insight into the nature of gravity, quantum gravity, and string theory.