Editing Gamma-ray burst (section)

=== Tidal disruption events ===
{{Main|Tidal disruption event}}
This class of GRB-like events was first discovered through the detection of [[Swift J1644+57]] (originally classified as GRB 110328A) by the [[Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission]] on 28 March 2011. This event had a gamma-ray duration of about 2 days, much longer than even ultra-long GRBs, and was detected in many frequencies for months and years after. It occurred at the center of a small elliptical galaxy at redshift 3.8 billion light years away. This event has been accepted as a [[tidal disruption event]] (TDE), where a star wanders too close to a [[supermassive black hole]], shredding the star.  In the case of Swift J1644+57, an [[astrophysical jet]] traveling at near the speed of light was launched, and lasted roughly 1.5 years before turning off.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cendes |first1=Yvette |title=How do black holes swallow stars? |url=https://www.astronomy.com/science/how-do-black-holes-swallow-stars/ |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=Astronomy Magazine |date=8 December 2021}}</ref>

Since 2011, only 4 jetted TDEs have been discovered, of which 3 were detected in gamma-rays (including Swift J1644+57).<ref name="TDE-jets">{{cite web |last1=Hensley |first1=Kerry |title=Why Are Jets from Disrupted Stars So Rare? |url=https://aasnova.org/2023/11/08/why-are-jets-from-disrupted-stars-so-rare/ |website=AAS Nova |date=8 November 2023}}</ref>  It is estimated that just 1% of all TDEs are jetted events.<ref name="TDE-jets" />