Black Hole Rips Apart Screaming Star

[slowhand]

In a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a massive central black hole strays too close to the insatiable giant and is torn apart. But before it can be devoured, the star lets out one last scream in a flare of light that slowly echoes across the galaxy. Astronomers on Earth pick up this faint call and use it to map the nucleus of the galaxy from which it emanated.


This scenario is no bit of science fiction �" a team of astronomers discovered one of these rare and dramatic events while combing through the Sloan Digital Sky Survey last December. Their observations are detailed in the May issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters,


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[Exocet]

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[Magnet]

Hey, I thought it was MiniDogs job to post stuff like this? :1orglaugh


Thanks for the share. Pretty intesting.

 

[Bigoldowls]

That is very interesting. :thumbsup:

 

[gunslingingbird]

Is this what Soundgarden had in mind when they wrote "Black Hole Sun"?

 

[stainedblueyes]

Cool, I read something similiar on the BBC website - I love the mystery around black holes...

 

[DreamSparrow]

When I saw this thread title I thought you'd come across some new kind of extreme porn site...

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[BlueBalls]

Interesting stuff. You read it you cant un-read it, tune in again for more tales of INTEREST!!!

 

[dick van cock]

Rephrasing the thread title:

Jamie Lee Curtis executed by Oprah's pussy...

 

[D-rock]

I'm always amazed at the energy output dying objects in space can put out.