Researchers detail how a distant black hole devoured a star
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 13:00
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two studies appearing in the Aug. 25 issue of the journal Nature provide new insights into a cosmic accident that has been streaming X-rays toward Earth since late March. NASA's Swift satellite first alerted astronomers to intense and unusual high-energy flares from the new source in the constellation Draco.