How Stars Get Turned Into Noodles

This animation depicts a star experiencing spaghettification as it’s sucked in by a supermassive black hole during a ‘tidal disruption event’.
In a new study, done with the help of ESO’s Very Large Telescope and ESO’s New Technology Telescope, a team of astronomers found that when a black hole devours a star, it can launch a powerful blast of material outwards.

Credit:
ESO/M. Kornmesser
Music: Interstellar Main Theme - Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer S.T.A.Y (cover by Efisio Cross)