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Collapsing stars could spawn mini-universes, offering new path to gravastars
- June 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Stars shine because atoms fuse in their interiors, releasing energy. When a very massive star has exhausted its nuclear fuel, radiation pressure can no longer provide sufficient counterforce to gravity. The star then collapses under its own mass until only a single point remains: the singularity.
Originally published at Phys.org