Astronomers Witness a Nearby Star Being Eaten by a Black Hole

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.<br />SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 137<br />*Astronomers witness a nearby star being eaten by a black hole<br />Astronomers have captured the last moments of a star just before it was ripped apart by a supermassive black hole a million times the mass of the Sun.<br />*Scientists begin to study the asteroid samples from Ryugu<br />Scientists say the samples of asteroid Ryugu returned to Earth aboard the Hayabusa 2 mission look like black sooty sand.<br />*The first direct image of a newly discovered brown dwarf<br />Astronomers have directly imaged a newly discovered failed star known as a brown dwarf.<br />*Russia’s new heavy-lift Angara A-5 rocket<br />Russia has conducted a successful second test flight of its new Angara A-5 heavy-lift rocket.<br />*The Science Report<br />The first COVID-19 vaccines start rolling out to recipients in the UK and the USA.<br />Australia has experienced its warmest spring on record.<br />Mount Everest is officially taller.<br />Going under the knife on a surgeon’s birthday appears to have a higher death rate.<br />Skeptic's guide to giant cat sightings – a Christmas tradition.<br /><br /><br />Show Your Support For SpaceTime and Help Us Reach Our Goals<br />Get immediate access to over 200 commercial-free, double and triple episode editions of SpaceTime plus extended interview bonus content. Subscribe via Patreon or Supercast....and share in the rewards. Details at Patreon <a href="http://www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary" rel="noopener">www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary</a> or Supercast - <a href="https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/" rel="noopener">https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/</a><br /> <br />Sponsor Details:<br />This episode of SpaceTime is brought to with the support of ExpressVPN...Rated No.1 by TechRadar...and as used by us. For three months free when you sign up for any 12-month package just visit <a href="http://www.tryexpressvpn.com/space" rel="noopener">www.tryexpressvpn.com/