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Astronomers Just Watched a Black Hole Shred a Star

Discover Magazine - Thu 26 Sep 19

This artist's illustration shows a black hole ripping a star into a thin stream of gas that then slams back into itself, causing a bright shock that astronomers detected earlier this year. (Credit: ...

Astronomers just watched a black hole shred a star, Astronomy.com - Thu 26 Sep 19

Nasa scientists get unprecedented view as black hole rips apart a star

The Independent - Thu 26 Sep 19

Scientists still don't fully understand the strange and powerful blasts that come out of such an event

'Lucky' observation: Scientists watch a black hole shredding a star

Phys.org - Thu 26 Sep 19

A NASA satellite searching space for new planets gave astronomers an unexpected glimpse at a black hole ripping a star to shreds.

NASA’s TESS Satellite Spots Star Being Ripped Apart by Black Hole

Extremetech - Mon 30 Sep 19

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is orbiting the Earth to search for alien worlds, but it spotted something much different recently--a rare phenomenon ...

Gargantuan Black Hole Shreds Star in Rare Cosmic 'Crime Scene'

Livescience - Sun 29 Sep 19

Scientists have spotted what may be the best example yet of a star being ripped to shreds by a massive black hole. Here's what they found.

Gargantuan Black Hole Shreds Star in Rare Cosmic Find, SPACE.com - Thu 26 Sep 19

NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Eerie Star-Shredding Black Hole

Geek.com - Fri 27 Sep 19

NASA's TESS planet-hunting mission observed its first star-shredding black hole. (Photo Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA’s planet-hunting ...

NASA's TESS observes its first star-destroying black hole

Techspot - Fri 27 Sep 19

A tidal disruption event occurred 375 million light-years away in the Volans constellation that saw a black hole destroying a star which astronomers estimate was the size of our Sun.

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

Reuters - Thu 26 Sep 19

Scientists have captured a view of a colossal black hole violently ripping apart a doomed star, illustrating a extraordinary and chaotic cosmic event from beginning to end for the first time ...

Caught in the act: a black hole rips apart an unfortunate star, The Hindu - Sun 29 Sep 19

NASA satellite spots rare sight: A black hole absolutely shredding a star - CNET

CNET Cutting Edge - Thu 26 Sep 19

TESS caught a homicide in the heavens on camera.

NASA's planet hunter has found a 'star-shredding' black hole

FOXNews - Thu 26 Sep 19

A ‘star-shredding’ black hole has been spotted for the first time by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

Astronomers find star recently ripped apart by black hole

UPI - Thu 26 Sep 19

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has spotted the remnants of a star that was recently shredded by a supermassive black hole -- a first.

Astronomers find star recently ripped apart by black hole, SpaceDaily - Fri 27 Sep 19

TESS spots its first star-shredding black hole

SpaceDaily - Fri 27 Sep 19

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2019 For the first time, NASA's planet-hunting Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) watched a black hole tear apart a star in a cataclysmic phenomenon called ...

Black hole shreds star, UH astronomer on discovery team

Eurekalert - Thu 26 Sep 19

For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the immediate aftermath of a star being violently ripped apart by a supermassive black hole.The observations were published Thursday in The Astrophysical ...

Found: 'Poster child' for being shredded by a black hole

Eurekalert - Thu 26 Sep 19

NASA's TESS has for the first time seen the aftermath of a star that was violently ripped apart by a supermassive black hole. Catching such a rare event in action will help astronomers understand ...

NASA's TESS mission spots its 1st star-shredding black hole

Eurekalert - Thu 26 Sep 19

For the first time, NASA's planet-hunting Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) watched a black hole tear apart a star in a cataclysmic phenomenon called a tidal disruption event. Follow-up ...

Scientists watch a black hole shredding a star

ScienceDaily - Thu 26 Sep 19

A satellite searching space for new planets gave astronomers an unexpected glimpse at a black hole ripping a star to shreds. The milestone was reached with the help of a worldwide network of ...

Scientists watch a black hole shredding a star, Eurekalert - Thu 26 Sep 19
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