Turns out, you *can* get something out of a black hole... but it’s not easy

One of the defining characteristics of a black hole is that nothing can come out of them. That’s why they’re named such; they’re like an infinitely deep pit, and not even light can escape. A hole that’s black.

But, like so many ideas in science, when you take a closer look, that absolute statement becomes a bit relative. You can get something out of a black hole: Energy. And, it turns out, you can get a lot. Like, a lot a lot.

A new paper has come out showing how magnetic fields can be used to...