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A black hole as light as 40 tons can exist inside a star if dark matter helps

In 1974, Stephen Hawking made a prediction that transformed our understanding of black holes. They slowly lose energy through a quantum process now known as Hawking radiation.

A black hole as light as 40 tons can exist inside a star if dark matter helps

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In 1974, Stephen Hawking made a prediction that transformed our understanding of black holes.

They slowly lose energy through a quantum process now known as Hawking radiation.

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In 1974, Stephen Hawking made a prediction that transformed our understanding of black holes. They slowly lose energy through a quantum process now known as Hawking radiation. The lighter the black hole, the faster it evaporates.

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The lighter the black hole, the faster it evaporates.

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