Black Hole Shreds Star, University of Hawaii Astronomer on Discovery Team
September 27, 2019
September 27, 2019
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 27 [TNSastrophysicsresearch] -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the immediate aftermath of a star being violently ripped apart by a supermassive black hole.
The observations were published Thursday in The Astrophysical Journal. Benjamin Shappee at the University of Hawai'i Institute for Astronomy (IfA) is part of the team of astronomers led by Carnegie Observatories' Thoma . . .
For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the immediate aftermath of a star being violently ripped apart by a supermassive black hole.
The observations were published Thursday in The Astrophysical Journal. Benjamin Shappee at the University of Hawai'i Institute for Astronomy (IfA) is part of the team of astronomers led by Carnegie Observatories' Thoma . . .