Gizmodo·3 min read·medium
Astronomers Spotted a Wandering Black Hole at the Edge of Its Galaxy. Then It Found a Snack
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Astronomers have discovered a rare wandering supermassive black hole on the outskirts of its galaxy by observing a tidal disruption event. Using an AI algorithm to scan data from the Zwicky Transient Facility, researchers identified the black hole as it consumed a nearby star.
An orphaned black hole that drifted toward the outskirts of its galaxy was caught devouring an unlucky star, revealing itself through a bright flash of light in deep space. The rare cosmic event had never been seen so far outside of a galaxy’s core before.
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