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- SN 1979C, a supernova in the galaxy M100, may be the youngest black hole in the so-called local Universe.
- Astronomers have seen many gamma-ray bursts, which are likely the births of young black holes, but these are much more distant.
- If SN 1979C does indeed contain a black hole, it will give astronomers a chance to learn more about which stars make black holes and which create neutron stars.
- SN 1979C was first reported by an amateur astronomer, and some 25 years later space-based telescopes picked up the case.
