Simulation: black hole catches star - 2011

Simulation - Black hole catches star

Computer simulation created by NASA (20114) showing a star being shredded by the gravity of a massive black hole, with some of the stellar debris falling into the black hole and some of it being ejected into space at high speeds, according to the physical laws of conservation of energy (Croswell, 20111). The elapsed time corresponds to the amount of time it takes for a Sun-like star to be ripped apart by a black hole a million times more massive than the Sun (HubbleSite, 20113). The simulation is based on data from Gezari et al (20112).
References
1. CROSWELL Ken (2011). Giant black hole shreds and swallows helpless star. ScienceNow, 2012, 2 May.
2. GEZARI S, R CHORNOCK, A REST, ME HUBER, K FORSTER, E BERGER, PJ CHALLIS, JD NEILL, DC MARTIN, T HECKMAN, A LAWRENCE, C NORMAN, G NARAYAN, RJ FOLEY, GH MARION, D SCOLNIC, L CHOMIUK, A SODERBERG, K SMITH, RP KIRSHNER, AG RIESS, SJ SMARTT, CW STUBBS, JL TONRY, WM WOOD-VASEY, WS BURGETT, KC CHAMBERS, T GRAV, JN HEASLEY, N KAISER, RP KUDRITZKI, EA MAGNIER, JS MORGAN & PA PRICE (2011). An ultraviolet–optical flare from the tidal disruption of a helium-rich stellar core. Nature, 2012, online release. doi:10.1038/nature10990.
3. HUBBLESITE (2011). Black hole caught red-handed in a stellar homicide. HubbleSite, news release, 2012, number STScI-2012-18.
4. NASA (2011). Black hole caught red-handed in a stellar homicide. NASA Galex (Galaxy Evolution Explorer), news release, 2012.
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