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First confirmed case of a star that's survived an encounter with a supermassive black hole and came back for more - this implies partial and full disruptions may look almost identical


An international group of researchers led by Tel Aviv University (TAU) astronomers observed a flare caused when a star falls onto a black hole and is destroyed. But, surprisingly, this flare occurred about two years after a nearly identical flare named AT 2022dbl appeared at exactly the same location. This is the first confirmed case... Read More

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