Tidal Disruption Event
A Black Hole Burps out Material, Years After Feasting on a Star
When observing a black hole that devoured a star three years earlier, an international team of astronomers noticed it "burping"…
Astronomers Discover an Intermediate-Mass Black Hole as it Destroys a Star
Supermassive black holes (SMBH) reside in the center of galaxies like the Milky Way. They are mind-bogglingly massive, ranging from…
Astronomers Track a Neutrino Back to the Source. Where a Black Hole Tore Apart a Star
Neutrinos are notoriously finicky particles. Hundreds of trillions pass through a person’s body every second, yet they hardly seem to…
Astronomers Watch a Star Get Spaghettified by a Black Hole
When a black hole consumes a star, it does so by turning it into spaghetti first. Astronomers have seen it…
Astronomers Watched a Star System Die
About 570 light years from Earth lies WD 1145+017, a white dwarf star. In many respects it's a typical white…
This is What Happens When a Black Hole Gobbles up a Star
An international team of scientists recently created a unified model that shows what happens when stars are consumed by a…
When Galaxies Collide, Stars Suffer the Consequences
A study by a team of scientists at the University of Sheffield suggests that stars being ripped apart due to…