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A Tidal Disruption Event in Arp299B
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An image of the galaxy Arp299B, which is undergoing a merging process with Arp299A (the galaxy to the left), captured by NASA's Hubble space telescope. The inset features an artist's illustration of a tidal disruption event (TDE), which occurs when a star passes fatally close to a supermassive black hole. A TDE was recently observed near the center of Arp299B.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineA Tidal Disruption Event in Arp299B. NASA/JPL, 2018-06-15. Public domain. ID: PIA22356.
