Asteroids prior to turning into a black hole's feeding time

Asteroids prior to turning into a black hole's feeding time
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To get an idea of what this might look like, NASA offered this illustration of asteroids heading toward a black hole. The tidal forces generated by Sgr A* vaporize the asteroids. Flares get produced, and the remains of the asteroids eventually get swallowed up by the black hole.

February 14, 2012 8:17 AM PST

Photo by: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss

| Caption by: Charles Cooper

 

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