#AthenaNuggets: supermassive black holes devouring stars, by P. Jonker
Astronomers have speculated that a hapless star could wander too close to a supermassive black hole and be torn apart by tidal forces. It has only been recently that the tidal destruction of stars has been detected.
Thanks to Peter Jonker, we could enjoy a piece of scientific wisdom about this topic and understand how Athena will enable finding and understanding these events.
Please, read our AthenaNuggets #2 and take a look to the associated video at the new Athena Community Youtube channel.
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