#shorts #space #blackhole #astrophysics #supernova Have you ever wondered if the imagination found in science fiction movies and television shows influences real-life scientists? Source

#blackhole #space #star #science #astronomy What happens when a dying star flies too close to a supermassive black hole? According to University of Maryland astronomer Igor Andreoni, several things happen: first, the star is violently ripped apart by the black hole’s gravitational tidal ...

#shorts #2022 #dart #nasa #dimorphos #asteroid #firstimage NOIRLab-operated SOAR telescope reveals immense glimmering trail of debris from collision with asteroid Dimorphos. Two days after DART’s impact, astronomers Teddy Kareta (Lowell Observatory) and Matthew Knight (US Naval Academy) used ...