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Black Hole Swallows Star

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the put-it-in-yer-mouth dept.

Thorfinn.au writes "The New Scientist writes a conjectural piece to explain the light pattern of SCP 06F6 in what was first identified as a supernova — but observations show a skewed and stretched light curve not fitting with an current theoretical explanation of exploding stars. Also, the discussion in the comments is interesting."

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  1. ObSexistComment by drinkypoo · · Score: 0, Troll

    A whole star? Someone should Cc: this article to my girlfriend.

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