Stellar death is a complex and mysterious process — but in the case of supernova 2023zkd, things were more gruesome than any astronomer had ever seen before. As its name suggests, this supernova — the fabulous astronomical term for the explosive death of a star — was first spotted back in 2023, when Southern California's  Zwicky Transient Facility zeroed in on it thanks to new AI algorithms that detect such brilliant blasts. This supernova, however, was different. It appeared, as explained in a statement, to be dangerously close to a small black hole —but instead of being ripped asunder, it appeared […]