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To star-eating black holes! For the first time in history, scientists actually witnessed a black hole “eating a star.” The black hole was quietly resting for thousands of years, until an innocent little star ventured too close and was torn to shreds by the black hole’s gravity.

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To the weather in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The space shuttle Discovery was supposed to launch on Thursday for a trip to the International Space Station but the mission was scrapped due to low clouds and gusty winds. NASA has until December 26 to get the shuttle off the ground.