Facts and Myths: Disappearing Stars In modern times, there have been many observations of stars that inexplicably disappear. But the recent discovery of VFTS 243, just beyond the Milky Way in the Large Magellanic Cloud, is something truly special. Facts: Black Holes Not even light can escape from black holes. However, some black holes can be identified due to the large amounts of energy being emitted from the gases rotating around them. One of these, so-called Primordial black holes, are supposed to have formed in the early universe and could theoretically be microscopic.
