SMRTR TechFeb 22, 2026Live Science

Scientists may have seen a star collapse directly into a black hole without exploding first

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Astronomers found a massive star in Andromeda Galaxy that brightened for two years, then disappeared—likely collapsing into a black hole without exploding as a supernova, challenging how we understand stellar death.

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