When a massive star runs out of nuclear fuel, physicists have long assumed its fate is sealed: it collapses under its gravity and becomes a black hole. A new theoretical study suggests there may be another, stranger possibility.

When a massive star runs out of nuclear fuel, physicists have long assumed its fate is sealed: it collapses under its gravity and becomes a black hole. A new theoretical study…

Bislang galt in der Astrophysik als nahezu unumstößlich, was am Ende des Lebenszyklus eines massereichen Sterns passiert. Doch aktuelle theoretische Modelle deuten darauf hin,…