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A possible first-ever Einstein probe observation of a black hole tearing apart a white dwarf
- February 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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On July 2, 2025, the China-led Einstein Probe (EP) space telescope detected an exceptionally bright X-ray source whose brightness varied rapidly during a routine sky survey. Its unusual signal immediately set it apart from ordinary cosmic sources, triggering rapid follow-up observations by telescopes worldwide.
Originally published at Phys.org