ASASSN-14li Provides an Excellent Opportunity to Study the Environment around a Black Hole

Using three X-ray telescopes, astronomers have witnessed stellar debris being blown away after a black hole destroyed the star. This event, dubbed ASASSN-14li, is located in a galaxy about 290 million light years from Earth and it provides an excellent opportunity to study the extreme environment around a black hole. New details about what happens […]
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