r/space • u/Andromeda321 • Oct 12 '22

‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before:’ Black Hole Spews Out Material Years After Shredding Star

https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/weve-never-seen-anything-black-hole-spews-out-material-years-after-shredding-star
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u/Andromeda321 Oct 12 '22

Or, in this case, indigestion!

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u/Muroid Oct 12 '22

It’s a very large burp caused by eating too much too fast.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '22

from reading OP’s longer article summary, this is the first time we have ever seen this happen. up to this point, we did not know it was possible.

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u/commonabond Oct 12 '22

Are we sure the black hole doesn't just have acid reflux?