Accretion disk

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An accretion disk is a structure of gas, dust, and other material that spirals inward around a massive object, such as a black hole, neutron star, or young star. As this material orbits at increasingly faster speeds while moving closer to the center, friction and gravitational forces heat it to extreme temperatures,…

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