{
  "id": 223160,
  "title": "A star’s violent death exposed a hidden supermassive black hole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/a-stars-violent-death-exposed-a-hidden-supermassive-black-hole",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-06T12:16:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260805082457.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A supermassive black hole has been found lurking about 30,000 light-years from the center of its galaxy—the first dormant black hole detected so far from a galactic core. It revealed itself only after shredding a passing star and producing a brief, brilliant flare. Astronomers think it may be the remnant of a devoured galaxy or a black hole flung outward during a chaotic cosmic encounter.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}