Published in The Astrophysical Journal · View the paper (DOI)
A team of astronomers has observed the aftermath of a star violently ripped apart by a supermassive black hole, providing unprecedented detail and insights into these mysterious phenomena. The observations, made possible by NASA's TESS satellite, reveal new features of tidal disruption events (TDEs) that were previously unknown.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Found: 'Poster child' for being shredded by a black hole Carnegie Institution for Science · Sep 26, 2019 · first to report
- NASA's TESS mission spots its 1st star-shredding black hole NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center · Sep 26, 2019