Black holes swallow stars whole according to new study

Observations suggest that black holes swallow doomed stars whole, increasing the mystery surrounding these celestial monsters

Of all the mysteries in the universe, black holes surely top the list. They have such strong gravitational fields that once an object falls in, it will never be able to escape.

What then happens to that object is a total mystery that current physics cannot answer. Our best ideas suggest that in the overwhelming gravity, matter is simply crushed out of existence - but what does that actually mean? Can it really happen?