If you were lucky enough to observe a total eclipse, you are certain to remember the halo of brilliant light around the Moon ...

More massive stars than the Sun have a very different life cycle and follow the right hand path in the diagram above ... rightarrow{neutron~star,~or~a~black~hole~(depending~on~size)}\) ...

"This is very likely to bring us closer to discovering the true nature of dark energy. Perhaps it will also bring us closer to an understanding of the true nature of black holes" ...