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Supermassive Black Holes

Most Luminous Black-Hole Flare on Record Traced to Star Torn Apart 10 Billion Light-Years Away

Researchers attribute the outburst to a massive star torn apart inside an active galactic nucleus, offering a rare look at black-hole feeding.

Record Black Hole Flare Points to Tidal Disruption of a Giant Star

Record Black Hole Flare Shone With the Light of 10 Trillion Suns From 10 Billion Light-Years Away