Astronomers using China's Einstein Probe space telescope have captured a rare 'shock breakout' from a star 30 times larger than the Sun. Located 500 million light-years away, this Wolf-Rayet star ended in a Type Ic-BL supernova, forming a black hole. For the first time since 2008, scientists tracked the process from the initial X-ray flare through three months of fading light. Interestingly, no gamma-ray bursts were detected, supporting the theory of 'choked jets' inside the star. This discovery helps researchers understand the formation of heavy elements and the physics of massive stellar deaths.
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