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The most massive stars, about eight to 12 times heftier than the sun, can explode as supernovae, leading to the most extreme objects in the universe—neutron stars and black holes.

This allows the white dwarf to survive with a small "endoparasitic" black hole (EBH) at its center. From the outside, the star may seem normal—but deep inside, a silent transformation is underway.

Of three possible explanations, one is a white dwarf star caught in the black hole’s gravity. Scientists will monitor the phenomenon to find out for sure, and 2035’s LISA antenna will verify.

White dwarfs are among the most compact objects in the cosmos, though not as dense as a black hole. Stars with up to eight times the mass of our sun appear destined to end up as a white dwarf.