However, the TDE in question stayed stealthily hidden!Īs the radiation from the event reached the Earth now - 137 million light years later - it did not leave any trace on the X-ray and optical range of any telescopes. So our telescopes and space instruments can usually spot them in X-ray or optical light. Their gravitational pull is so strong that even light can't escape their clutches, which makes them hard to spot, especially if they aren't great eaters.īut active black holes are messy eaters and generate tremendous amounts of light as they feed themselves. You see, black holes are named as they are for a reason. But there's a more profound mystery associated with this particular black hole! Spotting nearby cosmic monsters TDE refers to a star being pulled apart by the enormous gravitational pull of a black hole.Īs distant as that sounds, only around 100 events with such proximity have been observed so far, and this one is about four times closer than the previous record holder. Remarkably, the event took place just 137 million light years away from Earth, making it the closest-known example of a tidal disruption event (TDE). It is the first such event seen as a bright infrared flare in place of the usual optical, ultraviolet, or X-radiation.

Interestingly, scientists used an unconventional approach to capture this event named WTP14adbjsh. Capturing the closest-known black-hole dinner

In one such stellar but eerie flash, scientists have now spotted a supermassive black hole ripping a star to shreds and devouring it like spaghetti at the centre of the galaxy NGC 7392. However, with the help of incredibly powerful modern telescopes and space instruments, astronomers are always on the lookout for such spectacular events. Even then, catching a glimpse of these events is super rare.

The lights from such events take millions of years to reach Earth. Our Universe is a happening place, but many unfathomable events happen very, very far.

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