{
  "id": 4660603,
  "title": "What Can Happen When a Rapidly Spinning Star Meets a Black Hole?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/what-can-happen-when-a-rapidly-spinning-star-meets-a-black-hole",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T13:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Universe Today",
    "slug": "universe-today",
    "url": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/what-can-happen-when-a-rapidly-spinning-star-meets-a-black-hole"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Astrophysicists at Syracuse University in New York think they've found a hitherto-hidden explanation for strange activity during so-called repeating partial Tidal Disruption Events (rpTDEs). These are interactions between a supermassive black hole and a star that wanders too close for comfort, but not close enough to get swallowed up.",
  "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."
}