Black Holes Devour Thousands of Stars To Fuel Growth - SciTechDaily

In some of the most crowded parts of the universe, black holes may be ripping apart thousands of stars and using their remains to pack on weight. This discovery, made using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, could help resolve key questions about an elusive cl…

These four galaxies are part of a large survey of more than 100 galaxies conducted by Chandra that looked for evidence of growing black holes. A new study uncovered evidence that stellar-mass black h… [+5433 chars]

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