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Watch the death of a star: Animation reveals the moment a supergiant collapses into a black hole

The now–deceased star, dubbed M31–2014–DS1, was located around 2.5 million light–years from Earth in the neighbouring Andromeda Galaxy. In 2014, NASA telescopes recorded the distant star brightening ...
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Astronomers just watched a massive star vanish without a supernova — evidence it collapsed straight into a black hole, skipping the explosion entirely

A massive star in the Andromeda Galaxy, one of the most luminous objects in its neighborhood, has quietly disappeared. Over ...
Ars Technica

First direct proof of primary collapse of a star to a black hole

This popped up on my feeds. Over the last three years, a star went from fairly bright red to nothing. The analysis of the data suggests it was a direct collapse (no supernova) of a 13 solar mass star.
Space.com

Astronomers witness vanishing star collapse into a black hole in Andromeda galaxy

"This is essentially as close as we can get to seeing the death of a massive star." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers ...