Star at Start of Disruption by Black Hole (IMAGE)

University of Warwick

Star at Start of Disruption by Black Hole

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What University of Warwick researchers think the star may have looked like at the start of its disruption by a black hole at the center of a galaxy 3.8 billion light years distant resulting in the outburst known as Sw 1644+57.

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University of Warwick / Mark A. Garlick

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