Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Stars that brush past black holes live longer, stranger lives after their close encounters with death. Survivor stars can live billions of years longer than normal, carrying chemical fingerprints of their violent encounters with the Milky Way's black hole.


A new study shows survivor stars can live billions of years longer than normal, carrying chemical fingerprints of their violent encounters with the Milky Way's black hole.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on r/EverythingScience

Read more on:

Photo of Milky Way

Milky Way

Photo of Black Holes

Black Holes

Photo of stars

stars

Related news:

News photo

First Stars Appeared in a 'Pre-Heated' Universe, Says Surprising Study

News photo

Measuring Earth's Wobble Without Looking at the Stars

News photo

Do black holes exist and, if not, what have we really been looking at?