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A Tidal Disruption Event in Arp299B
An image of the galaxy Arp299B, which is undergoing a merging process with Arp299A (the galaxy to the left), captured by NASA's Hubble space telescope. The inset features an artist's illustration of a tidal disruption event (TDE), which occurs when a star passes fatally close to a supermassive black hole. A TDE was recently observed near the center of Arp299B.
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Feature Article Astronomers See Distant Eruption as Black Hole Destroys Star ssc2018-08 |
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Image A Tidal Disruption Event in Arp299B ssc2018-08a |
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Image Black Hole vs. Star: A Tidal Disruption Event (Artist's Concept) ssc2018-08b |
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Image TDE observed in Arp299B ssc2018-08c |
