What is Space Jaws? A covert black hole revealed itself to astronomers in 2025 with a spectacular burst of radiation known as ...

Using the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) onboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronomers have observed IGR J12580+0134, which is the closest tidal disruption event.

Astronomers searching for massive black holes shredding stars found one in an unusual place -- 2,600 light years from the core of a galaxy. The roque black hole may be from an earlier merger with ...

Tidal disruption events occur when a black hole consumes a hapless star, ripping it apart an swallowing it in a powerful burst of radiation. The newly discovered supermassive black hole ...

But the covert black hole revealed itself to astronomers earlier in 2025 with a spectacular burst of radiation known as a tidal disruption event. The explosion was so large and so bright that ...