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Astronomers capture black hole engulfing star in 'hyper-feeding frenzy'

Astronomers capture black hole engulfing star in ‘hyper-feeding frenzy’

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Enlarge / Illustration of a spaghetti star as it is sucked into a supermassive black hole during a tidal disturbance event (TDE). ESO/M. Cereal fairs Earlier this year, astronomers picked up an unusually bright signal in the X-ray, optical and radio regimes, dubbed AT 2022cmc. They have now determined that the most likely source of …

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Rains cause breeding 'frenzy' in stunning NSW wetland

Rains cause breeding ‘frenzy’ in stunning NSW wetland

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Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Biologist Sophie Hewitt pulls a military green eight-wheeled amphibious vehicle not much bigger than a quad through boot-sucking mud and chest-high puddles. We approach a distant murmur that sounds like road traffic. But that is not possible; we are in the Macquarie Marshes, northwest of Dubbo, surrounded …

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