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New Evidence Finally Confirms The Theory of How Stars Get Shredded by Black Holes – ScienceAlert
When a star ventures a little too close to a black hole, we know – broadly – what happens. The intense tidal forces tear the star apart in what is called a tidal disruption event, unleashing a final burst of light before the star’s debris passes beyo
When a star ventures a little too close to a black hole, we know – broadly – what happens. The intense tidal forces tear the star apart in what is called a tidal disruption event, unleashing a final burst of light before the star’s debris passes beyond the event horizon.
The precise details of this devouring have been a little harder to pin down. Theoretically, the debris should coalesce into a disc as it circles and falls onto the black hole – but most of the tidal disruption events (TDEs) we’…
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