NASA’s Swift Sees ‘Wandering’ Mega Black Hole Shredding Star
This observation provides new insights into the behavior of black holes in distant galaxies and their impact on surrounding space.
NASA27 Jul 20261 min read
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory captured an “orphan” black hole lighting up as it devoured a star on the outskirts of a faraway galaxy. These phenomena are rare to begin with, and none had ever before been seen so far outside of a galaxy’s core. “We were looking for these star-shredding events as a way […]
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