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Double-Flare Tidal Disruption Event Baffles Astronomers

Astronomers have witnessed a rare double-flash tidal disruption event (TDE) caused by a supermassive black hole consuming a star. Named ASASSN-22ci, this event involves the black hole, located 408 million light-years away, capturing a star from a binary system, resulting in two distinct flares observed years apart.