A 15-solar-mass star explodes as a supernova but astronomers are unable to find a visible compact object within the remnant. What is the most likely explanation?
A) The supernova created a black hole.
B) The supernova completely destroyed the star, leaving nothing behind.
C) The supernova created a pulsar but it is not visible from Earth because of the direction of its rotational axis.
D) The supernova created a pulsar but it is not visible from Earth because it is too old to generate detectable radio beams.
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