According to ScienceDaily, a new theoretical study suggests that when massive stars collapse, they might not form black holes at all. Instead, dark energy could accumulate during the collapse, pushing back against gravity and preventing a singularity. The result: a miniature universe born inside the dying star, creating what physicists call a gravastar—where the cosmos expands within the star, holding it in equilibrium rather than allowing matter to vanish beyond an event horizon.

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