SpaceBlack holes leak energy when they eat plasma near the event horizon When magnetic fields around a black hole reconnect, they can slow down plasma particles near the event horizon, which cause the black hole to lose energy when it swallows them 51¶¯Âþ
PhysicsThe surprising benefits of contemplating the death of the universeCosmologist Katie Mack spends her days pondering the end of everything. Whether the cosmos dies a slow heat death or winks out of existence tomorrow, she finds it helps put everyday troubles in perspectiveFeatures