The discovery could improve our understanding of how supermassive black holes form. It didn't entirely make sense that stars would eject so much mass and then become a gigantic anomaly. It would be more logical for the star to use its existing mass for a head start, so to speak. This also helps explain why scientists haven't seen as many supernovae as they would if every gigantic star went out with a bang. While it's a little disconcerting to realize that some stars might vanish without any drama, this finding might just solve a number of cosmic mysteries.