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Data from Black Hole’s Edge Provides New Test of Relativity
Friday, August 3, 2012 3:45
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Last year, astronomers discovered a quiescent black hole in a distant galaxy that erupted after shredding and consuming a passing star. Now researchers have identified a distinctive X-ray signal observed in the days following the outburst that comes from matter on the verge of falling into the black hole.
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