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'Best ever' simulation solves 40-year black hole mystery

This artist's impression of a black hole shows the accretion disk as a swirl of matter around the centre of the object. [AFP]

Scientists on Thursday unveiled the most detailed simulation of a black hole yet, solving a mystery dating back more than four decades over how the star-devouring monsters consume matter.

Coming fresh on the heels of the first ever photo of one of the giant objects, which are scattered across the Universe, astrophysicists are now several steps closer to understanding how they form and develop.

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