Scientists discover closest star-shredding black hole to Earth ever seen

1st-century Buddha statue from ancient Egypt indicates Buddhists lived there in Roman times | Cosmic rays reveal 2,500-year-old subterranean burial in ancient Greek necropolis | Giant phallus-shaped iceberg floating in Conception Bay surprises residents of Dildo, Canada Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( May 3, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Scientists discover closest star-shredding black hole to Earth ever seen]( NASA/JPL-Caltech [Scientists discover closest star-shredding black hole to Earth ever seen]( Astronomers comparing maps of the universe uncovered the nearest example of a black hole devouring a star ever detected. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] [1st-century Buddha statue from ancient Egypt indicates Buddhists lived there in Roman times]( Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities [1st-century Buddha statue from ancient Egypt indicates Buddhists lived there in Roman times]( Buddhists lived in Egypt during Roman times, a 1st-century Buddha statue found in Berenike suggests. [Read More]( [] [Cosmic rays reveal 2,500-year-old subterranean burial in ancient Greek necropolis]( Tioukov, V, et al. (2023); (CC-BY 4.0) [Cosmic rays reveal 2,500-year-old subterranean burial in ancient Greek necropolis]( Cosmic rays have revealed an underground Greek tomb in Naples, Italy. [Read More]( [] Planet Earth [] [Giant phallus-shaped iceberg floating in Conception Bay surprises residents of Dildo, Canada]( Ken Pretty [Giant phallus-shaped iceberg floating in Conception Bay surprises residents of Dildo, Canada]( A phallus-shaped iceberg hovered off the coast of Dildo, Newfoundland in Conception Bay before collapsing. [Read More]( [] Space [] [Gargantuan 'superflare' from distant star may have launched one of the strongest solar storms ever seen]( NAOJ [Gargantuan 'superflare' from distant star may have launched one of the strongest solar storms ever seen]( Scientists studying a star system in Orion witnessed one of the most powerful stellar eruptions ever seen — and it could be devastating to nearby planets. [Read More]( [] Space Exploration [] [China's malfunctioning Mars rover may have found evidence of recent water on the Red Planet]( CNSA/PEC [China's malfunctioning Mars rover may have found evidence of recent water on the Red Planet]( Data from China's unresponsive Zhurong rover suggests that Mars had snow and frost as recently as 400,000 years ago. [Read More]( [] Health [] [New ultrasound device helps powerful chemo reach deadly brain cancers, human trial shows]( Courtesy of Carthera [New ultrasound device helps powerful chemo reach deadly brain cancers, human trial shows]( An implanted ultrasound-emitting device helped chemotherapy drugs safely pass into the brains of cancer patients. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] Scientists have discovered that a 3,000-year-old "bear bone" found in an Alaskan cave isn't what they first thought. It's actually... (Find out the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [... the world's oldest documented hairball.]( [Vote]( [... the arm bone of a prehistoric woman.]( [Vote]( [... a fragment of a ceramic depicting the Tlingit sea wolf.](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036