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Janzey on October 15th, 2018 at 04:13 UTC »
Something about this is so unsettling to me on such a deep level. All that force and energy and, well, stuff, just torn apart and taken into something stronger
WildWestAdventure on October 14th, 2018 at 23:53 UTC »
I've seen this animation couple of times before. Looks weirdly satisfying despite the star is basically gobbled up.
anti4r on October 14th, 2018 at 23:46 UTC »
For those curious:
This event happened in the galaxy PGC 043234, ~290 million light years away
When a star comes too close to a supermassive black hole, the intense gravity of the black hole results in tidal forces that can rip the star apart. Some of the stellar debris is flung outwards at high speeds, while the rest falls towards the black hole.
This accounts for the “tearing” of the star (why the black hole doesnt eat it whole) and the cloud of dust and debris gravitating around it.