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Scientists Capture the Clearest View Yet of a Star Collapsing Into a Black Hole (news.columbia.edu)

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

They said it took the star three years of getting more and more intense in the infrared, and then it vanished. What they didn't say was how long that collapse took. Was it months? Weeks? Days? Hours? Or even faster?