Death by spaghettification: artistic animation of star being sucked in by a black hole

This animation depicts a star experiencing spaghettification as it’s sucked in by a supermassive black hole during a ‘tidal disruption event’. In a new study, done with the help of ESO’s Very Large Telescope and ESO’s New Technology Telescope, a team of astronomers found that when a black hole devours a star, it can launch a powerful blast of material outwards.

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Credit:
ESO/M. Kornmesser

Видео Death by spaghettification: artistic animation of star being sucked in by a black hole канала European Southern Observatory (ESO)