Not one, but two massive black holes are eating away at this galaxy

Astronomers discovered a massive black hole tearing apart a star 2,600 light years from a galaxy's core, the first off-center tidal disruption event (TDE) found optically. This unusual finding suggests multiple black holes can exist in galaxies, potentially due to galactic mergers. The discovery validates plans for future space missions to detect gravitational waves from black hole mergers and may lead to more searches for wandering black holes in galaxies.