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Everything Evaporates: From Neutron Stars to You, the Universe Is on a Clock
What if black holes weren’t the only things slowly vanishing from existence? Scientists have now shown that all dense cosmic bodies—from neutron stars to white dwarfs—might eventually evaporate via Hawking-like radiation.
Even more shocking, the end of the universe could come far sooner than expected, “only” 1078 years from now, not the impossibly long 101100 years once predicted. In an ambitious blend of astrophysics, quantum theory, and math, this playful yet serious study also computes the eventual fates of the Moon—and even a human.
Black Holes Aren’t Alone
Rare graphite flakes behave as both superconductor, magnet at 300 millikelvins
Scientists at MIT discover a rare form of graphite that defies expectations by exhibiting both superconductivity and magnetism.
