Astronomers uncover details of a massive star, ASASSN-14li, devoured by a black hole, challenging previous theories and hinting at new methods for cosmic exploration. Researchers have completed a comprehensive forensic study of a star that was shredded apart when it ventured too close to a giant
A giant black hole 290 million light-years away destroyed a large star and threw its pieces into space. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton scoured the wake of this event for information. The X-ray data reveals the relative amount of nitrogen compared to carbon in this stella