Mystery of super flash solved

Weizmann Institute scientists have determined the cause of a heavenly flash of light, on June 14 2015, that was double the intensity of any previous supernova.  They ascertained that it was a star being swallowed by a massive black hole, rotating close to the speed of light.

http://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/mystery-super-flash-solved

http://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-016-0002

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