SMRTR Science & EngineeringMay 12, 2025Interesting Engineering

Two giant black holes caught gulping stars 600 million light-years away for first time

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Astronomers have discovered the first-ever offset tidal disruption event (TDE) 600 million light-years away, revealing two supermassive black holes in a distant galaxy. The rare event, named AT2024tvd, shows a black hole ripping apart and consuming a star 2,600 light-years from the galaxy's center. This discovery could help locate "rogue" black holes and provide insights into galactic mergers and gravitational waves.

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