However, based on new calculations that include the peculiar nature of certain black hole particles, the universe’s curtains may fall much sooner than expected—cosmically speaking. But before they merge together, one particle is jettisoned into the black hole while the other is flung outwards. Since then, the team has fielded questions from around the world about the various implications that Hawking radiation could have on the universe. This new revised calculation only taking Hawking radiation into account puts the universe’s demise at a much sooner 10⁷⁸ years. Based on their new estimates, both neutron stars and stellar black holes take roughly the same amount of time to decay: 10⁶⁷ years.