Future observations of other tidal disruption events will be needed to further clarify the origin of optical and ultraviolet light. (sciencedaily.com)
In this artist's illustration depicting the record - breaking tidal disruption event, the red shows hotter material that falls toward the black hole and generates a distinct X-ray flare. (ibtimes.com)
«Dozens of these so - called tidal disruption events have been detected since the 1990s, but none that remained bright for nearly as long as this one.» (sciencedaily.com)