# Wandering supermassive black hole discoveries > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/wandering-supermassive-black-hole-discoveries > Updated: 2026-08-22T20:04:37.000Z. Sources: 25. Developments: 6. The December 2025 tidal-disruption flare (TDE 2025abcr) in galaxy WISEA J014656.04-152214.7 provided the first confirmed wandering supermassive black hole, roughly one-million solar masses and located about 30,000 light-years from its galactic nucleus. A second, contemporaneous Swift observation captured a similar TDE in a galaxy 750 million light-years away, demonstrating a new method for finding otherwise invisible rogue black holes. In late July 2026, UNC astronomers reiterated the original detection, suggesting the black hole may have been displaced by an earlier galaxy merger. NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled for launch on August 30, 2026, is expected to extend these searches to objects existing up to 11 billion years ago. Detailed Swift data confirmed the second event reached temperatures of approximately 54,000 °F. A July 30 report in The Astrophysical Journal Letters identified the 750-million-light-year-distant object as the farthest known wandering supermassive black hole. Researchers from the University of Maryland and UNC noted that the discovery, verified with the SOAR telescope, proves such objects can be identified using optical telescopes and AI classifiers. In early August, further analysis confirmed the wandering black hole had been flagged by the Zwicky Transient Facility in November 2025. Additionally, a separate study of the blazar PKS 2155-304 challenged existing radiation theories, while research into Swift J1727.8-1613 suggested post-disruption black holes can expel significant accreted material, refining tidal-disruption physics models. New research in August confirmed that the black hole in Swift J1727.8-1613 expelled roughly 10% of its consumed mass, creating a sustained gas storm and suggesting black holes can “regurgitate” material. Furthermore, researchers utilized a machine learning program called ‘tdescore’ to analyze datasets for these events, reinforcing the efficacy of AI in identifying elusive, quiescent objects. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-22: NASA and University of Maryland researchers discover wandering supermassive black hole NASA and University of Maryland researchers used machine learning to discover a wandering supermassive black hole drifting 750 million light-years from Earth. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nasa-and-university-of-maryland-researchers-discover-wandering-supermassive-black-hole ### 2026-08-09: Astronomers discover wandering black hole and unexpected blazar behavior Astronomers have used long-term data and AI to uncover unexpected blazar behaviors and a wandering supermassive black hole displaced from its galactic center. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/astronomers-discover-wandering-black-hole-and-unexpected-blazar-behavior ### 2026-08-04: Supermassive Black Hole Swallows Star in Galaxy Outskirts, New Research Shows A wandering supermassive black hole was observed devouring a star in a galaxy’s outskirts, while separate study shows black holes can expel up to 10% of swallowed mass, reshaping tidal‑disruption models. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/supermassive-black-hole-swallows-star-in-galaxy-outskirts-new-research-shows ### 2026-07-30: Rogue supermassive black hole observed far from galactic center Astronomers identified a supermassive black hole 30,000 light‑years from its galaxy’s center, the farthest wandering black hole seen, after a star was shredded in a tidal disruption event. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rogue-supermassive-black-hole-observed-far-from-galactic-center ### 2026-07-27: NASA Swift Detects Wandering Supermassive Black Hole Shredding Star NASA Swift observed a tidal disruption event by a wandering supermassive black hole far from a galaxy’s core, confirming a new method to find such rogue black holes. 11 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nasa-swift-detects-wandering-supermassive-black-hole-shredding-star ### 2026-07-27: Wandering Supermassive Black Hole Discovered; NASA’s Roman Telescope to Hunt More UNC astronomers found a wandering supermassive black hole via a tidal‑disruption flare; NASA’s Roman Telescope, launching Aug 2026, will hunt similar events to study early‑universe black holes. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/wandering-supermassive-black-hole-discovered-nasas-roman-telescope-to-hunt-more --- Cite as: Wandering supermassive black hole discoveries. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/wandering-supermassive-black-hole-discoveries