The process of star formation is one of the most fundamental and awe-inspiring phenomena in the universe. It begins within vast, cold, and dense clouds of gas and dust known as molecular clouds or stellar nurseries. These clouds are primarily composed of hydrogen, helium, and trace amounts of heavier elements.
Hawking radiation has never been proved, but it's generally thought to be real. Essentially, the argument is that when you combine black hole event horizons with quantum fuzziness, thermal energy can escape a black hole. We don't have a fully quantum theory of gravity, but we do have several semi-classical models that support the existence of Hawking radiation. And if Hawking radiation is true, then the interaction of black holes is governed by the laws of thermodynamics.
