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Oops, Scientists May Have Miscalculated How Much Time the Universe Has Left

created: May 16, 2025, noon | updated: May 22, 2025, 12:12 p.m.

Black holes, as far as we know, will evaporate through Hawking radiation, with one of two identical, quantum-entangled particles floating into space and the other staying behind. Other objects will evaporate in a process similar to Hawking radiation, with the densest disappearing the fastest. While the universe might have started with a bang, it probably won’t go out with one. This called Hawking radiation. Related Story Do Black Holes Die?

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