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Scientists explain how accretion disks form around black holes
Original: "Accretion is especially familiar in systems involving black holes and neutron stars. Although these objects can be extr
A science post is explaining accretion, the process by which matter falls toward massive compact objects such as black holes and neutron stars. Although these objects are extremely massive, their physical dimensions are small, so infalling material often forms a swirling disk around the black hole before crossing the event horizon. The explanation highlights how accretion powers some of the brightest phenomena observed in the universe, making it a familiar concept in the study of compact astrophysical systems.
Why now: Readers are engaging with accessible astrophysics explaining how matter behaves around black holes and neutron stars.
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- "Accretion is especially familiar in systems involving black holes and neutron stars. Although these objects can be extremely massive, their physical dimensions are relatively small. Material falling toward a black hole, for example, often forms a swirling disk around it before… · rayckeith@techhub.social · 2
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