The illustration above shows a star behind a shattered comet. Scientists initially believed the strange behavior of the star KC 8462852 was caused by dusty comet fragments that blocked the light of the star, causing it to occasionally dim. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) A star that has long puzzled scientists with its strange behavior has suddenly dimmed again, andresearchers worked to observe its odd actions. On May 19, astronomers noticed than it had been a few days prior, according to a website dedicated...

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At a Glance Astronomers were able to observe dying star turning into a black hole.The event may help explain why not all stars become supernovae when they expire.Questions remain about the origin of black holes. A dying star 25 times the size of our sun has likely been reborn as a black hole, giving astronomers key insights into the life cycles of supernovae and black holes. Instead of exploding in a massive supernova, the star instead fizzled out, leaving behind...