Artist's Conception of Shredded Disk (IMAGE)

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Artist's Conception of Shredded Disk

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In this artist's conception, a protoplanetary disk of gas and dust (red) is being shredded by the powerful gravitational tides of our galaxy's central black hole.

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David A. Aguilar, CfA

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