The new study by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is a significant “breakthrough” for understanding Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs) involving supermassive black holes.
The connection was long suspected, but the direct link was elusive until now.
This marked the first time that scientists had observed a sun-like star being repeatedly snacked upon by a supermassive black hole.
Supermassive black holes sit at the center of many galaxies and are often surrounded by accretion disks that they feed on. Scientists observed a previously unexplored region near one – by accident.
Astronomers have recently encountered numerous instances of "tidal disruption events."
A recent study found that Stephen Hawking was correct about black holes dying by evaporating into Hawking radiation. But that fate could be shared by everything in the universe.
A new theoretical model made by Israeli astrophysicists reveals an excess of massive galaxies, in contrast to previously accepted theories.
A mysterious trail of stars puzzled scientists for some time. While a theory posited this to be a supermassive black hole passing through a gas cloud, a simpler theory has now emerged.
An explosion in space, dubbed AT2021lwx, is 10 times more powerful than a supernova and 3 times more than a star being devoured by a black hole – and it's been going on for 3 years.
By observing the connection, scientists hope to better understand how black holes can launch energetic jets.
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