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A star is torn

Black hole’s stellar feast caught by telescopes

By Nadia Drake

- More than 2 years ago

Note to stars: When circling a black hole, exercise caution. Stray too close and something unfortunate might happen. See accompanying illustration for details.

If a star wanders too close to a black hole, it might be shredded. Some of that stellar material will be ejected into space (illustrated above).