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Re:The possible disappearance of a massive star in the galax... by pja on Friday July 03, 2020 @12:11PM (#23725194)
This is definitely outside my area of competence, but I believe that jets that manage to escape the stellar volume only form under a very specific set of circumstances: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-ray_burst_progenitors#Co...

I believe current models suggest that a low-metallicity stars (which are the ones who’s core can collage straight to a black hole, with no intermediate neutron star) will typically collapse with no supernova or other visible trace. High mass (> 90 SM) might lead to a GRB, but not a supernovae.

You can follow the references at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failed_supernova & the supernova wikipedia page for the gory details.

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