London : The “screams” of a dying star have been recorded by scientists for the very first time, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday.

The star let out periodic bursts of light as it was devoured by a black hole, scientists discovered.

Researchers at the University of Michigan picked up semi-regular blips – which they have likened to dying screams – in the light of the star 3.9 billion light years away in the direction of the constellation Draco on orbiting X-ray telescopes.

The blips, scientifically known as “quasi-periodic oscillations”, occurred steadily every 200 seconds until disappearing completely.

They are believed to emanate from material about to be sucked in to a black hole, according to the newspaper.