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Ancient Black Holes Battle Over Star, Sparks X-Ray Surge

12/11/2025

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Scientists report a potential case of two black holes attacking the same star about 3 billion years ago.
The star faced a gravitational struggle between a supermassive black hole and a smaller companion, forming an accretion disk.
A subsequent encounter with the smaller black hole caused a surge in X-ray emissions.
If confirmed, XID 925 would be the most distant binary black hole TDE recorded.

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Story summary

Scientists report a potential case of two black holes attacking the same star about 3 billion years ago.
The star faced a gravitational struggle between a supermassive black hole and a smaller companion, forming an accretion disk.
A subsequent encounter with the smaller black hole caused a surge in X-ray emissions.
If confirmed, XID 925 would be the most distant binary black hole TDE recorded.