Gas swirls around a black hole due to its intense gravity, forming an accretion disk. These accretion disks, being among the most efficient energy conversion mechanisms in the universe, emit light ...

Accretion occurs when gas, dust, and other forms of matter are drawn in by a black hole’s immense gravitational pull, ultimately forming an accretion disc or inflowing stream.

Astronomers believe they have spotted an elusive intermediate-mass black hole shredding a distant star, and they have ...

The disc of gas, called an accretion disc, is all that remains from the carnage. An artist's impression of a rapidly spinning supermassive black hole surrounded by an accretion disc.

The accretion disc could be formed by gas captured by the black hole from its neighbourhood, and not a disintegrated star.

An artist's impression of a rapidly spinning supermassive black hole surrounded by an accretion disc. ESO, ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser ...

The problem is that black holes don't look like they're supposed to look according to the theory. In theory, the accretion disks should be flat, but astronomical observation shows that disks are ...

This disc forms near the black hole’s edges and the gas in the accretion disc becomes extremely hot. When it gets hot enough, it begins to glow and radiate energy in the ultraviolet range.

An artist’s impression of the accretion disc around the massive black hole Ansky and its interaction with a small celestial object. European Space Agency A team led by Lorena Hernández-García ...

Anyone who has watched Matthew McConaughey plunge into a supermassive black hole in "Interstellar" may think they have a rough idea of what it'd be like to encounter one of these terrifying cosmic ...

For decades, the supermassive black hole anchoring a galaxy known as SDSS1335+0728 in the Virgo constellation hasn’t displayed much activity. But beginning in late 2019, astronomers noticed it ...