Using these two instruments, the scientists were able to examine the event and determine that the mass of the planet being devoured by the black hole was somewhere between 14-30 times that of Jupiter.

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Scientists observing a distant galaxy catch a black hole in the middle of destroying a planet larger than Jupiter.

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The iconic photograph of the blue marble floating in a field of black gave millions a new perspective on the planet.

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This was because they saw the black-drop effect in a transit of Mercury, a planet that has no atmosphere.

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The list of top discoveries made with Hubble reads like the hit parade of astronomy: a mysterious new "dark energy" causing the accelerating expansion of the universe, distances to other galaxies, the supermassive black holes at their centers, the age of the universe, planet formation around other stars, searches for signs of extraterrestrial life -- and the list goes on.

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