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Heavier Stars Might not Explode as Supernovae, Just Quietly Implode Into Black Holes – Universe Today

Above a certain mass, large stars don’t become supernovae. That limit might be lower than we thought.

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A supernova is a brilliant end to a giant star. For a brief moment of cosmic time, a star makes one last effort to keep shining, only to fade and collapse on itself. The end result is either a neutron star or a stellar-mass black hole. We’ve generally thought…

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