The Deep Black Explorer approached the black hole Sigma Alpha 159. The pilot was doing the final system checks. Life support was on full, scanners were at optimal, anti-gravity was at full power, radiation shielding was at full power, energy shields were at full power, thrusters checked operational, and no errors were found on the computer. All systems were go.  The Explorer was five seconds…

When a large star dies, it goes supernova leaving behind either a neutron star or if dense enough, a black hole. 

For the first time, scientists believe they have detected the collision of a neutron star with a black hole.