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Daniel Jampolski and Luciano Rezzolla from Goethe University Frankfurt have found a mathematical route for a collapsing star to form a gravastar instead of a black hole.

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Daniel Jampolski and Luciano Rezzolla from Goethe University Frankfurt
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Daniel Jampolski and Luciano Rezzolla from Goethe University Frankfurt have found a mathematical route for a collapsing star to form a gravastar instead of a black hole.
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Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:07:00 GMT · 4h 0m ago
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Frankfurt, Germany ·
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This work explores alternatives to black holes that are nearly as compact and massive but without the singularity or event horizon, concepts that make many physicists uneasy.
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This theoretical model provides a new framework for testing alternatives to black holes, challenging fundamental astrophysical theories and guiding future observational efforts to distinguish between black holes and gravastars.

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