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mytrickytrick t1_iu9v1v5 wrote

Reply to comment by clusterlizard99 in Potentially a dumb question about the centre of our galaxy. by Ok-Internet7999

Based on [0], it seems that the radiation is from outside the event horizon, not the black hole itself:

"Hawking radiation is black body radiation that is theorized to be released outside a black hole's event horizon because of relativistic quantum effects. "

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawking_radiation

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clusterlizard99 t1_iu9vf6r wrote

It actually IS from the black hole. If you read on in that text:

>Hawking radiation reduces the mass and rotational energy of black holes and is therefore also theorized to cause black hole evaporation. Because of this, black holes that do not gain mass through other means are expected to shrink and ultimately vanish.

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mytrickytrick t1_iu9w2tr wrote

Ok, that was uncalled for. Are you expecting for me to read the whole article before I blast off a reply to you? Thanks for the info.

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