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We Finally Caught a Star Turning Directly Into a Black Hole

2026-02-21 Science & Technology
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a star that disappeared in the Andromeda galaxy Links: https://www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126/science.adt4853 https://www.ipac.caltech.edu/publication/2022ApJ...930...81J https://www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126/science.adt4853https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021MNRAS.508..516N/abstract #andromeda #blackhole #astronomy 0:00 Vanished star in the Andromeda galaxy 1:40 Theoretical prediction 2:40 Data and observations 3:45 What probably happened here 5:10 Not the first time we saw this 6:20 This solves a major mystery 7:30 Other similar detections 9:20 What's next? Conclusions Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@parodysam 2026-02-21

The sky has a dead pixel.

661 39 replies
@andyjudd9686 2026-02-22

Three years must be the fastest astronomical event I've ever heard Anton mention regarding stars.

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@scottjackson8771 2026-02-22

If it weren’t for you I would never know about this and a hundred other things, I appreciate it my dude

95 4 replies
@sonofbr 2026-02-22

Pretty fast Dyson Sphere construction. I think I'll hire them to make mine.

152 3 replies
@brian554xx 2026-02-23

"just a kind of a quiet transition into complete darkness" - I'm with you, star. I'm with you.

86 5 replies
@MrSCOTTtheSCOT 2026-02-22

Probably the Vogons making another hyperspace bypass.

263 14 replies
@Wheel_Horse 2026-02-21

Once again, I'm reminded of Arthur C. Clarke's classic "The Nine Billion Names of God". "Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out."

107 6 replies
@concrete_dog 2026-02-22

I want nothing more than to be able to see a black hole collapse like this with my own eyes. Maybe one day in the afterlife.

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@neomonk5668 2026-02-22

0:10 like many people, it just got tired and gave up.

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@Nethershaw 2026-02-22

It was offered a single wafer-thin mint.

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