After the war, some were in the hands of the Soviets, while a few had escaped to the West. Striking a deal with whoever was their captor, the scientists began to carry on their dangerous research, this time racing against their counterparts on the other side of the iron curtain.
With more research, and much espinonage, a clearer definition of a Black Hole was assembled.
All the original scientists are now dead, dying from an apparent wide range of cercumstrances, but in truth, were all finally assassinated by the CIA.