Using telescopes from around the globe, scientists have spotted a light, emitted by a star, as it is devoured by a supermassive black hole that is 215 million light-years from Earth. And it is the closest flare of its kind ever observed. Such phenomenon is known as a tidal disruption event. Wondering what actually causes this event? The University of Birmingham explained through a news release that it is caused when a star passes too close to a black hole. Thus, the extreme gravitational pull from the black hole shreds the star into thin streams of material. This process called “spaghettification”. … Continue reading Scientists Spotted a Light from a Star Devoured by a Supermassive Black Hole! Watch It Happen