Stellar Snacks or: How to Grow a Massive Black Hole through TDEs
How do tidal disruption events contribute to massive black hole growth?
Double-Peak and Destroy: Accretion in a Tidal Disruption Event Reveals Itself
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!
Astrobites at AAS 235: Day 1
We report on Day 1 of the winter AAS meeting in Honolulu, HI.
When stretching stars with black holes gets unstable
What happens when a star swings too close to a black hole?
Dinnertime for an Active Galaxy
A star being swallowed by a black hole, and with an unusual host galaxy.
Highlighting AAS Chambliss Contestants
The latest science from a few early-career researchers.