SciencefromMail Online3 weeks agoWatch the moment a star collapses into a black holeA supergiant star in Andromeda (M31-2014-DS1) collapsed directly into a black hole without a supernova, observed as gradual dimming between 2014 and 2017.
OMG sciencefromwww.scientificamerican.com3 weeks agoHow did an entire star vanish in the galaxy next door? A black hole may be to blameA massive star in Andromeda appears to have vanished without a supernova, likely collapsing directly into a newly formed black hole.