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NASA Spacecraft Captures Black Holes Eating Stars & Belching Fire

According to NASA, when black holes swallow stars, they release a burst of energy, a flare containing high-energy radiation, including ultraviolet and X-ray light. Now, astronomers have been able to observe the flares for the first time.

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Two studies examined these galactic burps, which destroy the space dust closest to the black hole. A little further out, the heat isn’t as intense and the dust can survive.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-hole-burp_us_57df91afe4b0071a6e0819e6?ir=Science&utm_hp_ref=science