The blue dot indicates the location of the black hole. The rate at which material from the star falls toward the black hole can be seen over time.
<p>Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Simulation courtesy of NASA/S. Gezari, The Johns Hopkins University/J. Guillochon, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Pan-STARRS1 telescope photo courtesy of Rob Ratkowski.
2012-08-22
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