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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                    2024 May 5   
      An illustration shows a small black dot in the center which is a black   
      hole. A red stream or gas arcs in from the top. The black hole is also   
        surrounded by a dark and dusty disk. Please see the explanation for   
                            more detailed information.   
      
                       A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star   
                      Illustration Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech   
      
      Explanation: What happens to a star that goes near a black hole? If the   
      star directly impacts a massive black hole, then the star falls in   
      completely -- and everything vanishes. More likely, though, the star   
      goes close enough to have the black hole's gravity pull away its outer   
      layers, or disrupt, the star. Then, most of the star's gas does not   
      fall into the black hole. These stellar tidal disruption events can be   
      as bright as a supernova, and an increasing amount of them are being   
      discovered by automated sky surveys. In the featured artist's   
      illustration, a star has just passed a massive black hole and sheds gas   
      that continues to orbit. The inner edge of a disk of gas and dust   
      surrounding the black hole is heated by the disruption event and may   
      glow long after the star is gone.   
      
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