The findings could explain the disappearance of dozens of stars over the past century.

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  • A_A@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    " … astronomers are now beginning to come around to the idea that some stars that produce black holes may do so without a supernova explosion."

    This reminds me of one science fiction movie in the “Star Trek” universe where “Mr. Spock” was supposed to stop one supernova explosion by initiating a black hole inside the star that would produce the supernova.
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(2009_film)