Star ripped to shreds

Giuseppe Lodato ()
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Giuseppe Lodato: University of Milan, I-20133 Milan, Italy.

Nature, 2012, vol. 485, issue 7397, 183-183

Abstract: When a star wanders too close to a giant black hole, it can be pulled apart by the black hole's tidal force. One such event offers insight into the properties of both the black hole and the star.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1038/nature11191

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