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UrduDuring a dive through archival data, astronomers unearth an unusual tidal disruption event that occurred in a nearby star-forming galaxy. Obscured by the interstellar medium, this incredibly close and luminous event went unnoticed for seven years. The SOAR telescope’s integral role in pinpointing its uncommon location illustrates how future searches for tidal disruption events will be conducted.
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Una enigmática escena de crimen cósmico
Durante una inmersión en datos de archivo, los astrónomos desenterraron un inusual evento de disrupción de marea que ocurrió en una galaxia cercana con formación estelar. Oculto por el medio interestelar, este evento increíblemente cercano y luminoso pasó desapercibido durante siete años. El rol fundamental que desempeñó el Telescopio SOAR en la localización de este curioso fenómeno es una muestra de cómo se llevarán a cabo las futuras búsquedas de eventos de disrupción de marea.
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