Astronomers have made a landmark finding in their quest for black holes where a supermassive black hole has been seen swallowing a star within the outer space of its host galaxy for the first time ever. The landmark finding refutes the age-old belief that such types of catastrophic events take place only in the immediate…
Hidden 600 million light-years away in the vastness of space from our naked eye sight lies a sneaky giant that’s eating up any unsuspecting star that ventures too close. This black hole made everyone remember its presence in a flashy tidal disruption event (TDE), tearing apart and consuming an unsuspecting star, emitting a huge blast…
Spin in a black hole produces an effect called “frame dragging,” an effect where space-time is curved around the spinning black hole by the rotation of the black hole. This profoundly affects particles that are close, transferring energy to particles that move in the direction of the rotation of the black hole. A breakthrough by…