Astronomers Catch Black Hole Swallowing Star

While scientists have seen the aftermath of stars ripped apart by black holes before, they say they’ve finally seen the galactic violence in the act for the first time, reports the LA Times . The Earth-orbiting Swift observatory noticed an unusual radiation spike coming from a constellation 4.5 billion light-years…

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Astronomers Catch Black Hole Swallowing Star

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