Space news this week: ‘Signs of aliens’, cosmic cannibalism and the fastest-growing black hole

[ad_1] China said it may have detected signs of alien civilisations China said that its massive Giant Eye telescope may have picked up signs of alien civilisations, according to a report by the state-backed Science and Technology Daily. The publication later appeared to have deleted reports and posts about the discovery but not before it […]

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‘Cosmic cannibalism’: Astronomers observe dead star ripping up an entire planetary system

[ad_1] A star is ending its life so violently that the dead star left behind, called a white dwarf, is disrupting an entire planetary system by sucking in debris from both its inner and outer reaches. This cosmic phenomenon is the first time that astronomers have observed. The white dwarf star is consuming the rock-metallic […]

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