See the pictures from Nasa and hear Patrik Norqvist explain the phenomenon in the clip above.
Here the star is devoured by a black hole
2019-09-27T17:34:05.556Z
Here are pictures you've never seen before. American Nasa has for the first time ever managed to catch when a star is torn apart and swallowed by a black hole. The physicist and space expert Patrik Norqvist says that the phenomenon occurs a little now and then - and that it could happen as close as in our home galaxy. - The stars that are close to the center live a little dangerously.
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