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Do White Holes Really Exist?

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Everything has two outcomes or possibilities. Day and night, plus and minus, front and back, light and dark, etc. In the same manner, black holes have another possibility too, the "White Holes".

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What Actually is a White Hole:

A white hole is a theoretical region in space that emits and throws away every matter, even light. It is the exact opposite of a black hole that sucks up everything, including light. 

See also: Black Holes

How is a White Hole Formed?

When a very massive star dies, it is crushed under its own matter and gravity that it turns into a black hole, but before it could turn into a complete black hole, the quantum effects reverse the process and bounce off the matter and gravity, causing a white hole to be formed. 

Is White Hole Real?

Currently, there is no such evidence that white holes actually exist in space, it's just a theoretical prediction of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Still, there is a high probability that they are real and exist in space, just like black holes do. We just need a lot of time, physicists, and scientists working hard to achieve the proof of them.

Is White Hole the Death of a Black Hole?

We can say so because, in the 1970s, Stephen Hawking predicted that black holes can emit and leak out some energy. Also, we still do not have any answer whether how a black hole dies. Maybe the death of a black hole is the birth of a white hole?
"Maybe a white hole is the death of a black hole", said Carlo Rovelli. 

Can a Black Hole and a White Hole Be Two Different Sides of Each Other?

One cannot say "No" confidently to this question too without any evidence, yet one cannot even say "Yes" without any proof too. Black Holes suck up everything while white holes throw away everything, who knows maybe they are the two opposite sides of a tunnel?

Conclusion:

Science doesn't always look up for answers but it raises curiosity and the ability to ask more and more questions. That is what we are really doing here. If you have something in your mind, share it in the comments below.






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