Black Hole V Star (IMAGE)

International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research

Black Hole V Star

Caption

An artist's impression of a star being drawn toward a black hole and destroyed, triggering a jet of plasma made from debris left over from the stars destruction.

Credit

Modified from an original image by Amadeo Bachar.

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