Modern physics has a fundamental problem-- it has two theories governing the universe, not just one. General relativity rules the big stuff at large distances, and quantum mechanics herds cats in the subatomic realm, but where the two theories have joint jurisdiction, such as inside black holes, they are incompatible. Applying them together produces mathematical incoherence.
Physicists have been trying for decades to unify the theories, thus deepening our comprehension of the cosmos. There's a Nobel Prize, not to mention a kind of immortality, waiting for whoever does it.
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