Wandering black hole spotted shredding a starWhen we think of supermassive black holes, we usually think of the enormous beasts that lie at the center of galaxies like the Milky Way. But on July 27, 2026, NASA said its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory spotted a supermassive black hole wandering on the outskirts of a galaxy. A bright flare on the outskirts of a galaxyAn extremely bright flare revealed the location of the otherwise hidden supermassive black hole. A wandering black holeAstronomers believe most galaxies have a supermassive black hole at their cores. Bottom line: Astronomers have spotted a wandering black hole shredding a star.