Science
A rogue star may have caused a huge black hole to disappear – CNET
The black hole’s corona was destroyed, only to be born anew even brighter than before.
A black hole corona is a shifting flare of X-rays, emitting a glow that can be seen hundreds of light years away.
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Watching any cosmic object get devoured by a black hole is equal parts exciting and downright terrifying. Watching the same black hole recreate what it had only just destroyed? Add mysterious and confusing to the mix.
Two years ago, astronomers watched as a black hole situated in a galaxy known as 1ES 1927+654 slowly devoured an ultra hot disc of gas — known as a…
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