A giant black hole ripped apart a nearby star and then continued to feed off its remains for close to a decade, according to research led by the University of New Hampshire. This black hole meal is more than 10 times longer than any other previous episode of a star’s death.
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Black Hole’s Decade-Long Feeding Frenzy Sucks Down Star
A black hole’s decade-long feeding frenzy on a star almost billion light years from Earth has been going on 10 times longer than any other known episode, according to researchers who keep track of space phenomena. The location of the hungry black hole, known by its abbreviated name of XJ1500+0154, is in a small galaxy, a new University of New Hampshire study .
A Black Hole’s Record Breaking Lunch
A trio of X-ray observatories has captured a decade-long eating binge by a black hole almost two billion light years away. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/UNH/D.Lin et al, Optical: CFHT, Illustration: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss.