Photo: M. Kornmesser | ESO
From the heart of a galaxy 215 million light-years away, a brilliant flash of light flared into the void of space -- the last scream of light from a dying star as it veered too close and was pulled apart by a black hole. It's the closest such death of a star that humans have observed, offering unprecedented insight into the violent cosmic process. The data from the recent event, which has been named AT2019qiz, will give researchers a Rosetta stone for interpreting future similar events.
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