NASA Swift Observatory Detects Rogue Supermassive Black Hole Consuming Star

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has observed a rare event: a supermassive black hole tearing apart and consuming a star over 30,000 light-years from its host galaxy's center. This tidal disruption event briefly outshone the entire galaxy in ultraviolet light, revealing a black hole approximately one million times the Sun's mass. This discovery provides unique insights into black hole dynamics and distribution outside galactic cores.