Debris from a star destroyed by supermassive black hole are flung into space

After a supermassive black hole tore a star apart, roughly half of the star's debris was flung out into space, while the remainder formed a glowing accretion disc around the black hole. The system shone brightly across many wavelengths and is thought to have produced energetic, jet-like outflows ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.

Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - June 19, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: video