Truth or Flare: Delayed Radio Emission Raises Questions About Tidal Disruption Events
Beware the flare!
Beware the flare!
How do tidal disruption events contribute to massive black hole growth?
We know that supermassive black holes consume almost anything that comes near them. But have you ever wondered how we know when or what they are devouring? Today’s paper provides an answer to that question as the author’s present the first confident detection of an accretion disk around a supermassive black hole following the tidal disruption of a star. Find out what astronomers see when a supermassive black hole has star for lunch!
We report on Day 1 of the winter AAS meeting in Honolulu, HI.
What happens when a star swings too close to a black hole?
A star being swallowed by a black hole, and with an unusual host galaxy.