#^Astronomers Track Star's Repeated Encounters with Supermassive Black HoleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2024

Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, and ESA's XMM-Newton, researchers have gained significant insights into the timing and process of how a supermassive black hole consumes material, as detailed in a recent study. An artist's impression illustrates a star being partially disrupted by a black hole in the system known as AT2018fyk. This black