Event generated regular outbursts of light about every 25 days
Astronomers have observed a star like the sun being “repeatedly shredded and consumed” by a black hole about 500 light years away.
The dramatic event generated regular outbursts of light about every 25 days, which was detected by scientists at the University of Leicester.
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