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NASA reveals images of the flash produced by an "orphan" black hole as it devours a star
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NASA reveals images of the flash produced by an "orphan" black hole as it devours a star

NASA has released images and observations of a flash caused by a rogue black hole tearing apart a star at the edge of a galaxy located approximately 750 million light-years away from Earth. The phenomenon was first detected by the Zwicky Transient Facility and later studied using the Swift Observatory and other telescopes. This event, known as a tidal disruption, occurs when a star passes too close to a black hole’s extreme gravity, causing it to be shredded. Researchers led by Robert Stein from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center confirmed this discovery through a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The findings validate a new method for locating these elusive black holes, which typically remain hidden until they interact with stars. The initial signal was identified in November 2025, and further observations from telescopes such as SOAR in Chile and NASA’s Swift helped confirm the nature of the event.

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NASA reveals images of the flash produced by an "orphan" black hole as it devours a star

NASA has released images and observations of a flash caused by a rogue black hole tearing apart a star at the edge of a galaxy located approximately 750 million light-years away from Earth. The phenomenon was first detected by the Zwicky Transient Facility and later studied using the Swift Observatory and other telescopes. This event, known as a tidal disruption, occurs when a star passes too close to a black hole’s extreme gravity, causing it to be shredded. Researchers led by Robert Stein from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center confirmed this discovery through a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The findings validate a new method for locating these elusive black holes, which typically remain hidden until they interact with stars. The initial signal was identified in November 2025, and further observations from telescopes such as SOAR in Chile and NASA’s Swift helped confirm the nature of the event.

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