StarTalk Radio Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Information Paradox
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Jan 27, 2026 They tackle the black hole information paradox, debating how information might escape via radiation and gravity. Moon capture odds and near‑Earth asteroids get a clear, fun breakdown. They riff on wormholes, multiverse portals, and what a universe inside a black hole would look like. Plus quick asides on time travel logistics, shrinking clothes, and why accretion disks heat up.
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Event Horizon Changes The Information Question
- Crossing an event horizon removes that region from your universe's accessible domain, making information's fate a deep question.
- Resolving the paradox requires thinking about information as part of an entropy budget tied to fields around the hole.
How Hawking Radiation Preserves Information
- Hawking radiation arises from particle pairs at the event horizon so one falls in while the other escapes, carrying information outward.
- This process suggests black hole evaporation can preserve information rather than destroy it.
Why Moons Rarely Capture Other Moons
- Capturing a passing asteroid requires a third body to carry away excess energy via gravitational exchange.
- Expect captures to be extremely rare because such energy-exchange events seldom occur.
