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The birth of a black hole

Scientists think that when the most massive stars die in a supernova explosion they can leave behind a mysterious tombstone 鈥� a black hole. It鈥檚 still, to some extent, a theory but Professor Douglas Leonard reckons he鈥檚 seen it happen.

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