Science

Why do galaxies have different shapes?

Take a look at the night sky and you will see the stars of hundreds of billions of galaxies. Some galaxies revolve around a blue disk like our own galaxy, others are red spheres or mispen, clumsy messy or something in between. Why different configurations? It turns out that the …

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A black hole lunch: stellar spaghetti

Astronomers call it “spaghettification”, and it’s not a pretty idea: it happens when you get close to a black hole and fall inside. The tidal forces pull you in and tear you apart like a noodle, then circle your slit until the black hole. Collided and knocked each other down. …

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