Black holes, celestial bodies known for their gluttony, usually devour so many unlucky stars that they get too close to them in one big gulp, destroying them with their enormous gravitational pull. But it turns out that some people prefer to have breakfast instead of filling their stomach.
Researchers say they have watched a supermassive black hole at the center of a relatively nearby galaxy as it bites a star similar in size and composition to our Sun, with about three times the mass of Earth each time the star gets closer. Consumes equal amount of content. Pass through its long oval-shaped obit.
Black holes are exceptionally dense objects whose gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape.
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