Scientists have captured a view of a colossal black hole violently ripping apart a doomed star, illustrating an extraordinary and chaotic cosmic event from beginning to end for the first time using NASA's planet-hunting telescope.<br /><br />The star, roughly the same size as our sun, was eventually sucked into oblivion in a rare cosmic occurrence that astronomers call a tidal disruption event.<br /><br />Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2019/09/27/caught-in-the-act-a-black-hole-rips-apart-an-unfortunate-star
