"First Radio Signals from a Black Hole Devouring a Star Beyond Galactic Core"

Astronomers have detected the first radio signals from a black hole during a tidal disruption event, marking a groundbreaking discovery in understanding stellar destruction outside galactic centers.

• The event, named AT 2024tvd, is the first tidal disruption event producing bright radio wave emission observed outside the center of a galaxy.
• Led by Dr. Itai Sfaradi and Prof. Raffaella Margutti from the University of California, Berkeley, the team captured the fastest-evolving radio emission related to a supermassive black hole.
• The discovery utilized the Very Large Array, showcasing an unprecedented tidal force acting on the star as it was consumed by the black hole.