A massive star was torn apart by a supermassive black hole, producing the most powerful and distant flare ever observed, ...

At its peak, 'Superman' was 30 times more luminous than any previously recorded black hole flare. The black hole involved is estimated to be 500 million times more massive than the Sun, while the ...

Astronomers spotted a flaring black hole that may be consuming a star at least 30 times more massive than the sun. At its ...