PULL · 5 MAY 2024

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A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star

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COSMIC MESSAGE

When a star gets too close to a black hole, the black hole's gravity can pull away its outer layers in what's called a tidal disruption event. Most of the star's gas doesn't fall in, but these events can be as bright as a supernova. Astronomers are now discovering more of them with automated surveys.

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MYTHIC
A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star
2024-05-05 · ♉
SKYBORN
A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 5 MAY 2024 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 MAY 2024.

THE ALMANAC FOR 5 MAY 2024
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waning crescent, 10% lit
POSITION
Day 126 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaks tomorrow