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Question
What is a black hole?
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Life cycle of a black hole

This position describes a black hole through its life cycle — its birth, growth and death. It explains that black holes can form when large stars collapse at the end of their lives, and that, over immense timescales, Hawking radiation will cause them gradually to evaporate away.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Hawking radiation will eventually evaporate black holes
    Stephen Hawking was made famous for his groundbreaking theory showing that black holes were not in fact completely inescapable.
  2. When large stars die, black holes can form
    If a star is large enough at its death, it will supernova and collapse into a black hole.