Hubble finds hungry black hole twisting captured star into donut shape

Black holes are gatherers, not hunters. They lie in wait until a hapless star wanders by. When the star gets close enough, the black hole’s gravitational grasp violently rips it apart and sloppily devours its gasses while belching out intense radiation. Astronomers have recorded a star’s final moments in detail as it gets gobbled up by a black hole.
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