Star-Killing Black Hole Caught In Act by NASA Satellite
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NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) observed ASASSN-19bt "as soon as it started to brighten," according to space agency's Goddard Space Flight Center. Story: [Gargantuan Black Hole Shreds Star in Rare Cosmic Find: https://www.space.com/star-death-by-black-hole-rare-discovery-asassn-19bt.html
The tidal disruption event was witnessed from beginning to end by the satellite.
Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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