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Devoured by Gravity

Illustration: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Illustration: NASA/JPL-Caltech

“Don’t get too close, or you’ll become its next meal!” NASA warns of a black hole that lurks in the shadows of our galaxy. Cygnus X-1 lies just 6,000 light-years from Earth and is about 15 times more massive than the Sun.

This broody monster chows down on neighboring stars, growing bigger and bigger with each stellar meal.