Star's disappearance in Andromeda marks the birth of a black hole
Massive stars about eight times more massive than the sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. The explosions, ...
For the First Time Ever, Scientists Have Witnessed the Birth of a Heavy Atom
The kilonova briefly mimicked the conditions immediately following the Big Bang, and allowed scientists to confirm the source ...
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A Star Vanished And Was Mysteriously Replaced by a Black Hole
The outward force from its fusion can no longer counteract the star's powerful gravity, and the star collapses in on itself.
Neutron Stars Collide, Forging Heavy Elements in a Cosmic Inferno
Astrophysicists have, for the first time, measured the temperature of elementary particles in the radioactive afterglow of a neutron star collision, which led to the formation of a black hole. This br ...
A star in Andromeda died a silent death, giving birth to a cosmic mystery
Stars have a life and death-cycle. Those that are about eight times more massive than the Sun explode as supernovae at the ...
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Star vanishes without explosion, leading to direct black hole formation
The explosion occurs when the star's fusion can no longer balance its intense gravity, leading to an inward collapse. The resulting supernova blast can outshine entire galaxies for months and ...
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For the First Time Ever, Scientists Have Witnessed the Birth of a Heavy Atom
Scientists just got to watch nearly the entirety of a kilonova explosion caused by a neutron star merger, thanks to a multi-national telescopic effort. The kilonova briefly mimicked the conditions ...