Aftermath of Star's Destruction (IMAGE)

University of Warwick

Aftermath of Star's Destruction

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What University of Warwick researchers think the aftermath of a large star being consumed by a black hole at the center of a galaxy 3.8 billion light years distant may have looked like. The event blasted jets of energy from the black hole, one of which pointed directly at our own galaxy, allowing us to be aware of this event- an outburst now known as Sw 1644+57.

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University of Warwick / Mark A. Garlick

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