Universe
ID: 14272
Black holes are gatherers, not hunters. They lie in wait until a hapless star wanders by. When the star gets close enough, the black hole's gravitational grasp violently rips it apart and sloppily devours its gasses while belching out intense radiation.
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have recorded a star's final moments in detail as it gets gobbled up by a black hole.
For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.
Music Credit
“Solar Eclipse” by Alexander Ryder Mcnair [ASCAP] and Harry Gregson Williams [BMI] via Atmosphere Music Ltd. [PRS] and Universal Production Music.
Hubble Finds Hungry Black Hole Twisting Captured Star Into Donut Shape
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have recorded a star's final moments in detail as it gets gobbled up by a black hole.
For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.
Music Credit
“Solar Eclipse” by Alexander Ryder Mcnair [ASCAP] and Harry Gregson Williams [BMI] via Atmosphere Music Ltd. [PRS] and Universal Production Music.
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Credits
Paul Morris (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Producer
Cassanndra Morris: Narrator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Cassanndra Morris: Narrator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However, please credit individual items as indicated above.
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However, please credit individual items as indicated above.
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Mission:
Hubble
Keyword:
NASA Science >> Universe
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14272
Mission:
Hubble
Keyword:
NASA Science >> Universe
