University of Hawaii Manoa: Star Ripped Apart by Black Hole in Rare Discovery
March 06, 2024
March 06, 2024
MANOA, Hawaii, March 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
Astronomers from the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have uncovered the closest recorded occurrence of a star being torn apart by a supermassive black hole (SMBH). Using the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN) system, on February 22, 2023, the team detected a sudden surge in brightness followed by a rapid dimming in the galaxy NGC 3799, located . . .
Astronomers from the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have uncovered the closest recorded occurrence of a star being torn apart by a supermassive black hole (SMBH). Using the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN) system, on February 22, 2023, the team detected a sudden surge in brightness followed by a rapid dimming in the galaxy NGC 3799, located . . .