The method, which observes the interaction between the black hole and the star's remnants, could revolutionize our understanding of how black holes consume matter and evolve over time.

The findings are critical as they allow scientists to better understand the strong gravitational fields that black holes produce, which is essential for improving models of how matter behaves in such extreme environments.

This cosmic giant, situated about 12 billion light-years from Earth, consumes the equivalent of one sun's mass daily, making it the hungriest black hole observed to date.