Supermassive black hole with torn-apart star (artist’s impression)

This artist’s impression depicts a rapidly spinning supermassive black hole surrounded by an accretion disc. This thin disc of rotating material consists of the leftovers of a Sun-like star which was ripped apart by the tidal forces of the black hole. Shocks in the colliding debris as well as heat generated in accretion led to a burst of light, resembling a supernova explosion.

Kredit:

ESO, ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser/N. Bartmann

O snímku

Id:black-holes-infographic-v2
Typ:Kresba
Datum zveřejnění:31. října 2018 17:00
Velikost:4992 x 3535 px

O objektu

Typ:Early Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Black Hole
Kategorie:Illustrations
Quasars and Black Holes

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