Picture shows a star ripped apart by tidal forces as it approaches a massive black hole, in an artistic composition. Scientists captured the first example of an extremely bright and rapidly evolving astronomical event in the distant universe. (CSIC, Kavli IPMU/Newsflash)
New Flash Of Deep Space Could Be Massive Star Explosion
Scientists have discovered an ultra-bright phenomenon in the distant universe that could have come from a star destroyed by a black hole. The fleeting phenomenon evolves much faster than a…
