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Jun. 17, 2011
In A Flash Of Gamma-Rays A Star Is Gone
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| Two teams of astronomers reporting in the journal Science this week say they’ve observed tell-tale gamma ray signals indicating that a star had been gobbled up by a massive black hole. Theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss explains the finding and other news on black holes. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
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Lawrence Krauss
Author "Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science," (W.W. Norton and Company, 2011)
Foundation Professor
Director, The ASU Origins Project
Co-Director, Cosmology Initiative
Associate Director, Beyond Center
Arizona State University
Tempe, A
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