Star disruption by supermassive black hole (IMAGE)

Syracuse University

Star disruption by supermassive black hole

Caption

This illustration depicts a star (in the foreground) experiencing spaghettification as it’s sucked in by a supermassive black hole (in the background) during a ‘tidal disruption event’.

Credit

ESOM Kornmesser

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License

Public Domain

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