#New observations of black hole devouring a star reveal rapid disk formation
“#New observations of black hole devouring a star reveal rapid disk formation” This image from a computer simulation shows the rapid formation of an accretion disk during the disruption of a star by a supermassive black hole. Credit: Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz When a star passes too close to a supermassive black hole, tidal forces tear it…