An artistic representation of a tidal disruption event, or a black hole shredding a star. (DESY, Science Communication Lab via SWNS)
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Dr. Yvette Cendes poses like Ellie Arroway from the 1997 movie "Contact", based on the Carl Carl Sagan book of the same name. (Yvette Cendes / University of Oregon via SWNS)
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Yvette Cendes at the Very Large Array, a large radio telescope facility in New Mexico. (Yvette Cendes / University of Oregon via SWNS)
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