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Black Hole vs. Star: A Tidal Disruption Event (Artist's Concept)
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Black Hole vs. Star: A Tidal Disruption Event (Artist's Concept)

NASA / JPL · 2018-06-15 · photograph (digital archive)

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An artist's concept of a tidal disruption event (TDE) that happens when a star passes fatally close to a supermassive black hole, which reacts by launching a relativistic jet.

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black holeTDEtitdal disruption eventartist concept
Credit lineBlack Hole vs. Star: A Tidal Disruption Event (Artist's Concept). NASA/JPL, 2018-06-15. Public domain. ID: PIA22355.
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