Ghost particle that crashed into Antarctica traced back to star shredded by black hole A black hole gobbled up a star in deep space and flung a high-energy subatomic bullet at the Earth. Don't worry, the planet's doing fine. Listen - 04:14 A star being ripped to shreds after it approaches a black hole. Scientists have detected a neutrino -- the "ghost particle" -- from such an event for the first time. DESY, Science Communication Lab On Oct. 1, 2019, Earth was struck by an invisible, high-energy cosmic bullet moving at almost the speed of light. Trillions of these intergalactic bullets pass through our bodies every