star death – The Loh Down On Science

Vanishing Star Trick

May 7, 2026 Joshua Alcantara

For my next trick, I will make a STAR… DISAPPEAR?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. At the end of their lives, massive stars typically EXPLODE before forming black holes. BUT is that always the case? Enter Kishalay De [KEE-shih-lee DAY] and team at M-I-T.

Stars al Dente

December 13, 2018 Jessie Yaros

Astronomy? More like PASTA-nomy! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying… We are stardust – no, really! The elements in our bodies were created by supernovas — stars that exploded long ago. But now astronomers believe that some of those dying stars met a different