Phenomenon
Spaghettification
Being stretched into a noodle by tidal gravity.
Extreme tidal stretching of objects falling toward compact bodies, where the gravitational pull on the near side vastly exceeds that on the far side.
Overview
Extreme tidal stretching of objects falling toward compact bodies, where the gravitational pull on the near side vastly exceeds that on the far side.
See also
Solar Eclipse
When the Moon stands between Earth and Sun.
Lunar Eclipse
When Earth's shadow falls on the Moon.
Meteor Showers
Cosmic dust burning in our atmosphere.
Aurora (Northern/Southern Lights)
Solar wind painting the upper atmosphere.
Supernova
The catastrophic death of a massive star.
Planetary Conjunction
When two worlds appear to meet in the sky.