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Spaghettification near a black hole

AI-generated conceptual illustration of tidal stretching near a black hole, not a physical image or scale model.
still frame from NASA Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio’s “Isolated Black Hole Visualization” (2024), showing a modeled star and black hole. The associated animation illustrates a star being shredded by tidal forces. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC). https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14620/
Custom source-based educational infographic created 2026-10-19 and visually checked. It summarizes the fact-specific evidence and uncertainty in post.md and sources.md; original Pillow-drawn schematic, no imported photo assets.
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AI-generated conceptual illustration of tidal stretching near a black hole, not a physical image or scale model.

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A black hole pulls more strongly on the near side of an object than on the far side, and this difference creates tidal forces that can stretch and tear it apart. This is called spaghettification. It does not have to begin at the event horizon: near a stellar-mass black hole, disruption can happen before it, while near a supermassive black hole it can happen after crossing the horizon.