Stars that vanish from the sky may be collapsing directly into black holes without going supernova first, a new study of a ...

The binary star system VFTS 243 could help scientists understand why some stars vanish more suddenly than others.

"We'll be able to generate thousands of models in less than a second, which will be a huge boost to supernova research" ...

These massive stars may completely collapse in on themselves and become black holes without a supernova, which has been long thought to be a necessary part of the death of a large star.

Astrophysicists at the University of Copenhagen help explain a mysterious phenomenon, whereby stars suddenly vanish from the ...

However, if it were eight times heavier, it would explode as a supernova, ejecting energy and mass before becoming a neutron star or black hole. While this process is well-known for massive stars, ...

The merging of two supermassive black holes is a ... Webb Finds Evidence for Neutron Star at Heart of Young Supernova Remnant Feb. 22, 2024 — NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has found the best ...

However, astronomers are now beginning to come around to the idea that some stars that produce black holes may do so without a supernova explosion. Related: One of the universe's most 'extreme ...

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory detects X-ray emissions from astronomical events.