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New Study: Even Black Holes Could Evaporate Over Time

12/9/2025

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Radboud University researchers Heino Falcke, Michael Wondrak, and Walter van Suijlekom propose that black holes lose mass via a Hawking-like evaporation over billion-year timescales.
They propose that neutron stars and white dwarfs emit energy as their cores become more compact in curved spacetime.
The study argues that all massive objects, even those thought permanent, will eventually dissipate.
The full study is published in the journal arXiv.

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Radboud University researchers Heino Falcke, Michael Wondrak, and Walter van Suijlekom propose that black holes lose mass via a Hawking-like evaporation over billion-year timescales.
They propose that neutron stars and white dwarfs emit energy as their cores become more compact in curved spacetime.
The study argues that all massive objects, even those thought permanent, will eventually dissipate.
The full study is published in the journal arXiv.