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Black hole eats a star
AxiosA team of scientists using archival data has spotted a black hole shredding a star in deep space.
Why it matters: This kind of stellar sleuthing can be used to find more of these types of events and piece together the details of how galaxies evolve through time.
Details: When a star gets too close to a black hole, the massive black hole can rip the star apart.
A new study accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal details one of these events seen by researchers on Earth in archival data gathered in the 1980s, '90s and 2000s by radio telescopes.
Why it matters: This kind of stellar sleuthing can be used to find more of these types of events and piece together the details of how galaxies evolve through time.
Details: When a star gets too close to a black hole, the massive black hole can rip the star apart.
A new study accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal details one of these events seen by researchers on Earth in archival data gathered in the 1980s, '90s and 2000s by radio telescopes.
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