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Failed supernova provides clearest view yet of a star collapsing into a black hole

  • February 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Failed supernova provides clearest view yet of a star collapsing into a black hole
Astronomers have watched a dying star fail to explode as a supernova, instead collapsing into a black hole. The remarkable sighting is the most complete observational record ever made of a star's transformation into a black hole, allowing astronomers to construct a comprehensive physical picture of the process.

Originally published at Phys.org

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