What did Stephen Hawking contribute to the study of black holes?
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Stephen Hawking found out that black holes lose mass throughout its lifetime. He also said its happening constantly.
Hawking Annihilation
Hawking Virtual Particles
Hawking Planet Particles
Hawking Radiation
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It is a blackbody radiation that is predicted to be released by black holes, due to quantum effects near the event horizon. It is named after the physicist Stephen Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018), who provided a theoretical argument for its existence in 1974