Reblogged from NewsFeed:

Scientists have recorded the last gasps of a star being swallowed by a black hole, and are likening its "quasiperiodic oscillations" to a human scream.

"You can think of it as hearing the star scream as it gets devoured," astronomer Jon Miller told University of Michigan's press service.

However, the old Alien tagline still applies: in space, no one can hear you scream.

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