Strange supernova blasts hint we have glimpsed a black hole's birth
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Mysterious rhythmic bursts of light from a supernova hint that it has become a compact object like a black hole or neutron star
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Collapsing Star Gives Birth to a Black Hole
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Blast may herald a black hole's birth
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Super-bright stellar explosion is likely a dying star giving birth to a black hole or neutron star » MIT Physics
NASA Images Show Brightest Explosion Ever Recorded
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Astronomers See the Exact Moment a Supernova Turned into a Black Hole (or Neutron Star) - Universe Today
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Even Globular Clusters Have Black Holes, Science
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Missing link' supernova connects star's death to birth of black hole or neutron star
Ancient star formed from an explosion 10 times more powerful than a supernova just after the Big Bang - ABC News
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Astrophysicists capture new class of transient objects - Northwestern Now
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First glimpse of a black hole being born from a star's remains
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Black Holes out of a galaxy: do they exist???
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After 30 years, this supernova is still sharing secrets