Black hole

Black hole

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Fastest-growing black hole of universe has huge appetite 

Astronomers are trying to understand how such massive black holes could evolve during the early days of the universe

After passing too close to a super massive black hole, a star is torn apart into a thin stream of gas, which is then pulled back around the black hole and slams into itself, creating a bright shock and ejecting more hot material, in this artist's conception released on September 26, 2019/ Reuters

Caught in the act: A black hole rips apart an unfortunate star

This is an artist's depiction of a black hole about to swallow a neutron star. Detectors signaled this possible event on August 14, 2019/ UNB-CNN

Black hole gobbles up neutron star, causing ripples in space and time