Astrophysicists at Syracuse University found that a star’s rotation rate explains why repeated light flares near a supermassive black hole grow progressively dimmer. Each close pass reduces flare brightness due to the star’s spin. Supermassive black holes at galaxy centers exert immense gravitational forces.
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