Meet âextreme nuclear transientsâ ENTs: when supermassive black holes tear apart stars at least three times heavier than the Sun, triggering an immense release of energy. An international team of researchers describes the discovery of this newly observed phenomenon in a study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, shedding light on events that will help astronomers study the distant universe. âWeâve observed stars getting ripped apart as tidal disruption events for over a...
