Monster Black Holes Gobble Binary Stars to Grow?
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 16:30
in Astronomy & Space
Black holes at the centers of galaxies might be achieving their monstrous girths by tearing apart stellar partners, new models suggest.
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