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.

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DESY/Science Communication Lab

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Release date:Aug. 3, 2023, 11:19 a.m.
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