Giant Tidal Waves Crash on Distant Star

Astrophysicists have observed waves of gas and plasma breaking on a larger companion star in a binary star system located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The small star in the system raises tidal waves so large that they break on the larger star's surface, releasing massive amounts of energy. The waves are caused by the smaller star distorting the shape of the larger star during their orbital dance. This phenomenon, witnessed through simulations, is the first of its kind and could be the first of a growing class of objects.