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Supermassive black hole rips star apart (simulation)
This simulation shows a star getting torn apart by the gravitational tides of a supermassive black hole. The star gets “spaghettified” and after several orbits creates an accretion disc. Scientists believe that the superluminous ASASSN-15lh event originated in this way. The view on the right is from the side and that at the left face on.
Credit:ESO, ESA/Hubble, N. Stone, K. Hayasaki
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| Id: | eso1644b |
| Publicatiedatum: | 12 december 2016 17:00 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso1644 |
| Duur: | 50 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
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| Categorie: | Quasars and Black Holes |
