The black hole death problem

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Black holes are not as black as we once thought. They are theorized to die a slow death by evaporation, emitting energy known as Hawking radiation. But the mechanism for evaporation is not well understood. Then again, no one has ever even directly detected a black hole.

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Created by: Dianna Cowern

Animator: Kyle Norby

Researcher: Sophia Chen

Photos/Videos:

NASA

ESA (Cosmic Microwave Background)

clker.com (stock graphics)

Shutterstock.com (puddle)

Music:

APM –

“DNA Orbital Shift”

“The Bumbling Professor”

“Wellness and Science”

YouTube –

“On the Bach”

With Apple Sound effects