Debris from a star destroyed by supermassive black hole are flung into space
After a supermassive black hole tore a star apart, roughly half of the star's debris was flung out into space, while the remainder formed a glowing accretion disc around the black hole. The system shone brightly across many wavelengths and is thought to have produced energetic, jet-like outflows perpendicular to the accretion disc.
Credit:DESY/Science Communication Lab
About the Image
Id: | pf7369-tde-h |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | Aug. 3, 2023, 11:19 a.m. |
Size: | 3840 x 2160 px |
About the Object
Category: | Illustrations |