Stars Vanishing Into Black Holes Without Supernova Explosions

Astrophysicists at the University of Copenhagen have found compelling evidence that massive stars can collapse into black holes without a supernova explosion. Their study of the binary star system VFTS 243 in the Large Magellanic Cloud suggests that with enough mass, a star's gravitational pull can cause it to collapse completely, bypassing the explosive supernova phase. This discovery provides a plausible scientific explanation for the phenomenon of disappearing stars and offers a new benchmark for studying stellar evolution and collapse.