Video: The moment the super black hole ripped and swallowed a star

Video published by the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) shows the moment a star is several million times bigger than the Sun's black hole ripping and swallowing.

A close-up of a black hole devours the star

According to IB Times, graphic videos are produced by NASA's Goddard Space Research Center, revealing the fate of the star near the black hole and under the influence of strong tidal forces. This case is called "tidal disruption" , when some star debris flashes at high speed while the rest falls into the black hole, creating a high-energy beam of X-ray shape. a few years.

The graphic video was based on findings from the three telescopes around Earth orbit called Chandra X-ray Observatory, Swift Gamma-ray Burst Explorer and XMM-Newton, which were responsible for collecting other data each other about the harsh environment around the black hole.

The scene of a black hole swallowing a star.(Photo taken from the clip).

The case of interruption of the tide that the monitoring telescopes are ASASSN-14li , attached to one has several million times the weight of the Sun. It is located in the heart of PGC 043234 , the galaxy is about 290 million light-years from Earth.

Jon Miller, head of research at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, shared the importance of findings in the October 21 issue of Nature."We have observed signs of some tidal interruptions in years and developed many views on this phenomenon. ASASSN-14li offers the best opportunity ever so we really understand. clearly what happens when black holes tear a star , " Miller said.

Astronomers hope to find many cases like ASASSN-14li to test the theoretical model of how black holes affect the surrounding environment.