The Fascinating Force of Black Holes

image courtesy NASA

For the first time, scientists spotted a black hole devouring a star in a distant galaxy. One of the rarest astronomical events, it's believed to happen only about once per 100,000 years per galaxy.


"Earlier this year, scientists caught the first ever glimpse of 'one of the rarest of all astronomical events': a black hole gobbling up a star in a distant galaxy. Black holes are the Cookie Monsters of the universe, consuming everything in their path. The unfortunate star called Swift J 1644+57 actually met its demise 3.9 billion years ago..."


Here's the link to it:
http://whoknew.news.yahoo.com/who-knew/black-holes-27425876.html


Related articles:
http://www.euronews.net/2011/09/19/black-hole-caught-gobbling-up-a-star/
especially this one (from NASA):
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/bursts/draco-blasts.html