Astronomers Witness a Nearby Star Being Eaten by a Black Hole

The Astronomy, Technology and Space Science News Podcast.SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 137*Astronomers witness a nearby star being eaten by a black holeAstronomers 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.*Scientists begin to study the asteroid samples from RyuguScientists say the samples of asteroid Ryugu returned to Earth aboard the Hayabusa 2 mission look like black sooty sand.*The first direct image of a newly discovered brown dwarfAstronomers have directly imaged a newly discovered failed star known as a brown dwarf.*Russia’s new heavy-lift Angara A-5 rocketRussia has conducted a successful second test flight of its new Angara A-5 heavy-lift rocket.*The Science ReportThe first COVID-19 vaccines start rolling out to recipients in the UK and the USA.Australia has experienced its warmest spring on record.Mount Everest is officially taller.Going under the knife on a surgeon’s birthday appears to have a higher death rate.Skeptic's guide to giant cat sightings – a Christmas tradition.Show Your Support For SpaceTime and Help Us Reach Our GoalsGet 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 www.patreon.com/spacetimewithstuartgary or Supercast - https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Sponsor Details: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 www.tryexpressvpn.com/space and help support the show. The Great Courses Plus...lifelong learning from the best in their fields. For your 14 day free trial of the entire library, please visit www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/space and help support the show. LastPass password manager….it’s one we use and is a lifesaver. Check it out for free at spacetimewithstuartgary.com/lastpass and help support the show. NameCheap.com….your online presence begins with a great domain name. Find your perfect one with NameCheaps powerful tools. Visit spacetimewithstuartgary.com/namecheap for more details and help support the show. For more SpaceTime visit  https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com (mobile friendly). For enhanced Show Notes including photos to accompany this episode, visit: http://www.bitesz.com/spacetimewithstuartgaryRSS feed: https://rss.acast.com/spacetime Email: [email protected] receive the Astronomy Daily Newsletter free, direct to your inbox...just join our mailing list at www.bitesz.com/mailinglist or visit https://www.bitesz.com/astronomy-daily Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: <a...