Giant Blackhole Swallows aStar

"Marshaling a decade’s worth of data from telescopes around the world, scientists have captured new details of a gargantuan black hole feasting on a hapless star, watching as the black hole consumed its prey and burped out a jet of material moving at a significant fraction of the speed of light."

That about sums it up:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...-particle-jet/

The scale of the event is just mind boggling: "...20 million solar mass supermassive blackhole..."

Artists concept:

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages...hp?id=PIA22355

image details on left side; scroll down for wallpapers

These things really suck

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These things really suck

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Only for those poor souls who called that star their own:end: I wonder how long the whole process of consuming that star took? And how long ago it happened...ie. 150 million light years=what, in Earth-time (and how many years at warp speed~D)?

And holy crap, considering the tremendous power a star has, these black holes are the ultimate Terminator:hmg:

A star has power and yet it is powerless. :shrug:

Gravity is a harsh mistress.

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Gravity is a harsh mistress.

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But completely even-handed:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...s-right-again/

All yur mass are belong to us!

https://youtu.be/1lWJXDG2i0A

Gravity to new recruits:

"I will treat each and every one of you absolutely equally. I will treat you all like shit."




Tom Petty clip = :confused: Always loved the song, but now a bit sad after his passing.