Stellar Devastation on a Massive Scale: Black Holes Destroy Thousands of Stars To Fuel Growth - SciTechDaily

Astronomers have found evidence for the destruction of thousands of stars in multiple galaxies, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Growing black holes within dense stellar clusters are thought to be responsible for this large-scale devastation. This proc…

When a star strays too close to a black hole, intense tides break it apart into a stream of gas. This artists animation shows some of these remains surrounding the black hole as a disk of debris. Cre… [+4689 chars]

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