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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 hours ago

How did an entire star vanish in the galaxy next door? A black hole may be to blame

A massive star in Andromeda appears to have vanished without a supernova, likely collapsing directly into a newly formed black hole.
fromwww.npr.org
4 hours ago

Have astronomers witnessed the birth of a black hole?

A bright star in a nearby galaxy has essentially vanished. Astronomers believe that it died and collapsed in on itself, transforming into the eerie cosmic phenomenon known as a black hole. "It used to be one of the brightest stars in the Andromeda galaxy," says Kishalay De, an astronomer with Columbia University and the Flatiron Institute. "Today, it is nowhere to be seen, even with the most sensitive telescopes."
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