NASA’s Swift Sees ‘Wandering’ Mega Black Hole Shredding Star
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NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory observed an "orphan" black hole flaring as it destroyed a star located on the outskirts of a distant galaxy, rather than at its core. Researchers note that such star-shredding events are rare, and this marks the first time one has been seen so far from a galaxy's center.
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory captured an “orphan” black hole lighting up as it devoured a star on the outskirts of a faraway galaxy. These phenomena are rare to begin with, and none had ever before been seen so far outside of a galaxy’s core. “We were looking for these star-shredding events as a way […]
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