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Black holes keep 'burping up' stars they destroyed years earlier, and astronomers don't know why (www.livescience.com)

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Black holes keep 'burping up' stars they destroyed years earlier, and astronomers don't know why::Years after ripping stars to shreds, 24 black holes suddenly flared up with radio waves in inexplicable 'burping' bouts. Half of all star-killing black holes may experience the same.

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A white hole is a theorized antithesis to a black hole. While a black hole sucks matter in and destroys it, a white hole seemingly creates new matter and sprays it into the universe.

Afaik, we haven't actually observed one before. It's just a mathematical theory. But black holes used to be nothing more than theory, too.

Edit: I haven't seen Red Dwarf in so long, I didn't realize you were referencing it. 🤣

[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

So that thing is spewing time back in to the universe?

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