In 1974 Stephen Hawking famously claimed that black holes should emit particles as well as absorb them. This so-called “Hawking radiation” has not yet been observed, but now a research group from Europe has found that Hawking radiation should be observable by existing telescopes that are capable of detecting very high energy particles of light. In 1974 Stephen Hawking famously claimed that black holes should emit particles as well as absorb them. This so-called “Hawking radiation” has not yet been observed, but now a research group from Europe has found that Hawking radiation should be observable by existing telescopes that are capable of detecting very high energy particles of light. Astronomy Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Detecting ‘Hawking radiation’ from black holes using today’s telescopes
