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New type of supernova detected as black hole causes star to explode

New type of supernova detected as black hole causes star to explode

World 11:05 15/08/2025

WASHINGTON -- Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the wrong dance partner. They have documented what appears to be a new type of supernova, as stellar explosions are known, that occurred when a massive star tried to swallow a black hole with which it had engaged in a lengthy pas de deux.