Ravenous black hole consumes three Earths'-worth of star every time it passes

Massive burst of X-rays detected by astronomers indicates material three times the mass of Earth burning up in a black hole. They observed a star like our own Sun being eaten away every time it orbits close. First time a Sun-like star being repeatedly disrupted by a low mass black hole has been seen, opening the possibility of a range of star and black hole combinations to be discovered.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/rj1WFhg

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