NASA’s image of a black hole devouring a shooting star is the coolest thing you’ll see today
NASA’s image of a black hole devouring a shooting star is the coolest thing you’ll see today
Two of the most fascinating aspects of our galaxy are black holes and shooting stars. These scientific wonders provide insight into the incomprehensible power of our universe.
For quite some time, scientists have been aware of the sensitive relationship between black holes and shooting stars.
As Mic succinctly explains, if a shooting star is too near a black hole, it will lead to a “stellar tidal disruption.” That’s a super cool phrase meaning that a black hole essentially eats up a shooting star in its entirety, leaving dust particles behind.
But research into stellar tidal disruptions has never been too thorough. As you can imagine, it’s a pretty difficult moment to witness.
But NASA researchers have finally captured the appearance of ~space dust~ around black holes during a tidal disruption! CHECK THIS OUT:
A photo posted by NASA (@nasa) on Sep 18, 2016 at 9:21am PDT
Sjoert van Velzen, who is the study’s lead author, said in a statement from NASA, “This is the first time we have clearly seen the infrared light echoes from multiple tidal disruption events.”
A photo posted by NASA (@nasa) on Sep 9, 2016 at 10:34am PDT
We can’t wrap our brains around the expansiveness of the universe — or the fact that scientists now have a clear picture of a BLACK HOLE legit eating a shooting star.
The universe is pure magic.
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