I heard this recently in a video that was about the Orion constellation (probably the aforementioned star is located there; could it be Betelgeues, or Rigel, or Bellatrix?).
What can make it so the outcome can be either a black hole, or a neutron star?

If you answer, can you pretend I’m your aunt, or your grandfather; in other words, explain it in clear and simple terms?

Thanks in advance!

Topics: astronomy, stars, universe, supernova, aunt, black hole, neutrons