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Rare Black Hole Spotted Devouring Star 600 Million Light-Years Away

5/14/2025

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Astronomers have made an extraordinary discovery 600 million light-years away: a supermassive black hole, named AT2024tvd, devouring a star in a rare tidal disruption event. What makes this event even more fascinating is that the black hole is not at the center of its galaxy. This finding could pave the way for uncovering elusive wandering black holes in upcoming sky surveys.

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Astronomers have made an extraordinary discovery 600 million light-years away: a supermassive black hole, named AT2024tvd, devouring a star in a rare tidal disruption event. What makes this event even more fascinating is that the black hole is not at the center of its galaxy. This finding could pave the way for uncovering elusive wandering black holes in upcoming sky surveys.