Disruption of a Star by Tidal Forces (IMAGE)

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Disruption of a Star by Tidal Forces

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As the matter that makes up the star falls onto the black hole, it emits X-rays. The inset shows data collected by three telescopes, with the brightness of X-rays plotted on the vertical axis against the wavelength on the horizontal axis.

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Image courtesy of NASA/CXC/U. Michigan/J. Miller et al.; Illustration: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss

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