Astronomers See First Hint of Silhouette of Star Spaghettified by Black Hole

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Astronomers See First Hint of Silhouette of Star Spaghettified by Black Hole

For decades astronomers have been spotting bursts of electromagnetic radiation coming from black holes. They assumed those are the result of stars being torn apart, but they have never seen the silhouette of the actual material ligaments. Now a group of astronomers, including lead author Giacomo Can