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A Space Telescope Just Caught a Black Hole Tearing Apart a Star!

Photo: NASA Hubble Space Telescope / Unsplash
For the first time ever, a new space telescope has spotted a medium-sized black hole ripping apart and swallowing a white dwarf (a super dense, dying star). This cosmic event was caught in its very first moments, lighting up the darkness with giant, glowing bursts of X-ray light. Imagine a giant space monster having a massive cosmic snack!
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