When a star moves around a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a close elliptical orbit, it gets partially tidally disrupted every time it reaches the pericenter, emitting a series of luminous flares, known as a partial tidal disruption event (pTDE). When a star moves around a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a close elliptical orbit, it gets partially tidally disrupted every time it reaches the pericenter, emitting a series of luminous flares, known as a partial tidal disruption event (pTDE). Astronomy Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Astronomers observe an unlucky star’s repeated tidal disruptions
