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NASA’s Hubble space telescope spotted a black hole munching on the donut-shaped remains of a star in a galaxy nearly 300 million light-years away.

For a star, spaghettification is a dramatic process. The outer atmospheric layers of the star are stripped first. Then, they circle the black hole to form the tight yarn ball the researchers observed.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope recorded a star's final moments in detail as it was eaten by a black hole. The agency said the process twisted the star into a donut-like shape in the process. When a ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope recorded a black hole enveloping a star in its final moments in a donut shape, the US space agency reported earlier this month.