Tuesday 5 April 2011

5th April 2011 Star Ripped Apart by Black Hole



Astronomers may have witnessed a star torn apart by a black-hole

It seems that astronomers have spotted what looks like a star being ripped apart by a black hole. As gravity weakens with distance, and stars are rather large, the pull of gravity on one side of the star is greater than the other. The hypothesis is that that side gets pulled in faster and faster so the star gets ripped apart. Wow.

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