<ul><li>Dutch researchers propose universe could decay in roughly 10^78 years, compared to 10^100 years previously believed, based on reinterpretation of Hawking radiation.</li><li>According to the new theory, all massive objects with a gravitational field, including white dwarfs and neutron stars, would vanish sooner than expected, with white dwarfs lasting only 10^78 years.</li><li>No matter the density or mass, all objects, including the Moon or human body, will eventually evaporate via this universal radiation concept in about 10^90 years.</li><li>Implications of this research go beyond changing the cosmic timeline, potentially bridging the gap between quantum mechanics and general relativity, hinting at spacetime being fundamentally quantum and providing a new path towards a theory of quantum gravity.</li></ul>

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