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Ars Technica
4 months ago
OMG science

Searching in infrared finds a big collection of black hole star destruction

Tidal disruption events (TDEs), where supermassive black holes tear apart stars, are thought to occur once every 10,000 to 100,000 years in any given galaxy.
An international team of researchers discovered 18 TDEs that previous searches had missed by checking galaxies in the infrared rather than the optical or X-ray bands. [ more ]
Inverse
4 months ago
Science

After Swapping Cameras, Astronomers Spot Stars Being Ripped Apart All Around Us

Supermassive black holes devour a star once every 50,000 years on average.
Researchers have identified 18 new tidal disruption events using infrared data from NASA's NEOWISE. [ more ]
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