Astronomers Witness Star's Destruction by Black Hole
Scientists have observed a massive Wolf-Rayet star in the Cygnus X-3 system being torn apart by a suspected black hole, located 32,000 light-years away. Using the XRISM telescope, a collaboration between Japan's JAXA and NASA, researchers captured detailed data on the interaction between the star and the compact object, revealing extreme energy phenomena and blueshift effects in the gas ejected by the star. While the data supports the presence of a black hole, the true nature of the compact object remains uncertain, prompting further analysis to confirm its identity.
