The new phenomenon reminded graduate students at Ohio State of "Old Faithful" at Yellowstone National Park. Author: Mackenzie Bart (WBNS) Updated: 2:46 PM EST January 14, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio — A team of astronomers from Ohio State University and NASA have found an astronomical "Old Faithful". The All Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae, ASAS-SN, is a collection of telescopes that surveys the entire sky and outside of our galaxy. Students using this technology have found a geyser-like flare in a distant galaxy. Patrick Vallely, a co-author of the study, found a star circling a supermassive black hole. As the star approached the black hole, mass from the star would be torn off and a flare of gas would emit.