19/04/2021
Hungry Black Hole Eating a Star (illustration)
When a star encounters a black hole, the black hole immediately begins shredding the star apart. Half of the star’s matter will be swallowed by the black hole while the other half arcs away in long streamers. Most of the star’s matter eventually settles into the accretion disk, which steadily feeds material into the black hole. These violent events generate tidal disruptions that become so hot that they release huge amounts of x-rays. When a star is being ripped apart by a supermassive black hole, a huge blast of light will be produced. This phenomenon is known as the Tidal Disruption Event.
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