File:Rxj1242 tidal disruption sm.webm

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English: X-ray data from Chandra, the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton, and the German Roengtensatellite (ROSAT) provide direct evidence for the catastrophic destruction of a star that turned too close to a supermassive black hole.
Deutsch: Röntgendaten von Chandra, dem XMM-Newton der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation und des deutschen Röntgensatelliten ROSAT liefern direkte Hinweise für die katastrophale Zerstörung eines Sterns, der einem supermassereichen Schwarzen Loch zu nahe kam.
Date
Source RX J1242-11: Giant Black Hole Rips Star Apart
Author Illustration: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss; X-ray: NASA/CXC/MPE/S.Komossa et al.; Optical: ESO/MPE/S.Komossa
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Destruction of a star that turned too close to a supermassive black hole

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3 April 2025

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