A long time ago (3.9 billion years to be exact) in a galaxy far, far away, a deadly black hole ripped a star to pieces. In 2011, evidence of this was finally detected by NASA's Swift satellite. Within days, scientists around the world were able to identify the cause of the outburst. While their description has more to do with tidal disruption, one never knows when evil aliens could be to blame.
NASA HOPES TO UNDERSTAND VIOLENT BLACK HOLE
NASA doesn't quite understand what caused the X-ray flares near the black hole just yet. However, they do know that when a black hole occurs, it's possible to detect its echo a couple minutes later. This is done with a technique called X-ray reverberation mapping. It's been used in the past but this is the
NASA HOPES TO UNDERSTAND VIOLENT BLACK HOLE
NASA doesn't quite understand what caused the X-ray flares near the black hole just yet. However, they do know that when a black hole occurs, it's possible to detect its echo a couple minutes later. This is done with a technique called X-ray reverberation mapping. It's been used in the past but this is the