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Astronomers discover black hole ripping a star apart inside a galactic collision. 'It is a peculiar event'
Astronomers have spotted a supermassive black hole ripping apart and devouring a star in colliding galaxies. It is only the ...
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Giant young star is growing by 2 Jupiter masses every year, new study shows
The data revealed that gas from HW2's accretion disk is collapsing inward at breakneck speed, feeding the star at an ...
Ancient black hole jet twice the size of milky way discovered, challenges cosmic theories
Astronomers find a 200,000 light-year-long black hole jet from early universe, reshaping theories about quasar formation and ...
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This star devours two Jupiters per year 🌟
Astronomers have observed with unprecedented precision a massive star in the midst of cosmic feasting. This discovery offers ...
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Astrophysicists surprised by light show around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
Called an accretion disk, this ring of matter around Sagittarius A* spewed everything from brief flickers that only last a few seconds to incredibly bright daily eruptions to even faint flickers ...
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Why are 'fireworks' coming from a black hole? This is what scientists say
Known as an accretion disk, it's hot, contains a steady flow of materials like gas or plasma, and flickers constantly. The disks emit light that can be detected using infrared and X-ray ...
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Influence of a black hole's spin: First evidence of precession in ultraluminous accretion disks
Gas swirls around a black hole (BH) owing to the intense gravity of the BH, forming an accretion disk. These accretion disks, being among the most efficient energy conversion mechanisms in the ...