Dying star reveals dormant supermassive black hole 30,000 light-years from galactic core

Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole lurking about 30,000 light-years from the center of its galaxy — the most distant dormant black hole from a galactic core ever detected. It gave itself away by tearing apart a passing star and producing a brief, brilliant flare. Scientists believe it may be a remnant of a devoured galaxy or a black hole ejected during a chaotic cosmic encounter.

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