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How long do black holes last?

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in theory, it can last anywhere from a millisecond to billions of years. there are black holes that are so old they might have been created at the beginning of the universe.

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If they are more massive than about the mass of the planet Mercury, forever; if not then a billionth of a billionth of a second - they bleed off hawking radiation till nothing is left.

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