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Nasa team has solved a great mystery:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/bursts/short_burst_oct5.html
A black hole is a region in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, including light, can escape from it. It is formed when a massive star collapses under its own gravity.
When two massive objects, such as a black hole and a neutron star, come close enough to each other, they can form a binary system. The black hole's strong gravitational pull then causes the neutron star to spiral towards it, eventually getting swallowed by the black hole.
When a black hole consumes a neutron star, the neutron star is torn apart by the black hole's intense gravitational forces. The matter from the neutron star is then absorbed into the black hole, causing an increase in the black hole's mass and a release of energy in the form of gravitational waves.
It is highly unlikely for a black hole to "burp" out a neutron star once it has swallowed it. The black hole's strong gravitational pull prevents any objects from escaping, and the neutron star would have been torn apart and absorbed into the black hole's mass.
Studying the gravitational waves produced by the merging of a black hole and a neutron star can provide valuable insights into the properties of these extreme objects. It can also help us better understand the dynamics of the universe and the processes that occur in the most extreme environments.