Hungry, hungry black hole would take only two days to eat the mass of our sun

Even black holes get hungry.

Astronomers have just discovered a black hole that's growing faster than any other black hole yet found in the universe. 

If the sun were to fall into this incredibly dense cosmic object, it would only take two days for the black hole to devour it, the scientists behind the new discovery have said.

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