Topic: stellar remnants

Fraser Cain and Pamela L. Gay examine possible futures of the universe across vastly different timescales. Topics include the Milky Way and Andromeda, cosmic isolation as expansion continues, the fading microwave background, the end of star formation and the era of stellar remnants. They discuss uncertain processes such as proton decay, black-hole evaporation through Hawking radiation, entropy and heat death, alongside alternative outcomes if dark energy evolves. These are model-dependent projections. Pamela Gay is a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. Published on 21 Septembe

Saavik Ford gives a public lecture in the Simons Foundation's 2026 Black Holes series, which examines black holes from stellar remnants to supermassive galactic objects through observational breakthroughs and theoretical advances.