Astronomers uncover details of a massive star, ASASSN-14li, devoured by a black hole, challenging previous theories and hinting at new methods for cosmic exploration. Researchers have completed a comprehensive forensic study of a star that was shredded apart when it ventured too close to a giant
A University of Michigan astronomer has made a thorough forensic study of a star that was torn apart when it ventured too close to a giant black hole and then had its insides tossed out into space.The research team used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observato
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First spotted back in late 2014, ASASSN-14li was the closest tidal disruption event to Earth discovered in a decade at the time, at just 290 million light-years away