University of Michigan: A Giant Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star
August 23, 2023
August 23, 2023
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
A University of Michigan astronomer has made a thorough forensic study of a star that was torn apart when it ventured too close to a giant black hole and then had its insides tossed out into space.
The research team used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton to study the amount of nitrogen and carbon near a black hole known to have torn apart a star. As . . .
A University of Michigan astronomer has made a thorough forensic study of a star that was torn apart when it ventured too close to a giant black hole and then had its insides tossed out into space.
The research team used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton to study the amount of nitrogen and carbon near a black hole known to have torn apart a star. As . . .