The mythology of black holes swallowing up stars whole is well established, but more often than not, part of the star escapes the gravitational giants in a spectacle known as a tidal disruption event. Scientists at Ohio State University have captured evidence of just such an escape a meager 650 million light-years away. Using an array of four telescopes in Hawaii, the team didn’t directly observe light from the star itself, but rather the light that was ejected as the black hole took a Jupiter-sized bite. Researchers are hopeful that the findings will contribute to their understanding of how supermassive black holes form and grow.