Some massive stars may go out with a fizzle, not a bang.
A star that winked out of view could be a “failed supernova,” a stellar explosion that petered out instead of fully detonating, a new study reports. If real, the failed supernova would mark the birth of a black hole.
At the ends of their lives, massive stars explode in dazzling outbursts known as supernovas, kicked off when the star’s core collapses. But sometimes, scientists suspect, there’s not enough oomph for a full explosion, resulting in a star that switches off without fireworks.
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