Astronomers Witness , the Largest Cosmic Explosion , Ever Recorded.
The explosion was first observed by
the Zwicky Transient Facility in 2020.
Astronomers are now referring to it as the
largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. .
It went unnoticed for a year
as it gradually got brighter, Dr. Philip Wiseman, an astronomer at
Southampton University, via 'The Guardian'.
'The Guardian' reports that astronomers believe the
massive explosion was triggered by a supermassive
black hole consuming a giant cloud of gas.
The explosion, which was ten times
brighter than any other known supernova,
was traced to 8 billion light-years away.
We’ve estimated it’s a fireball 100 times
the size of the solar system with a
brightness about 2 trillion times the sun’s.
In three years, this event has released
about 100 times as much energy as
the sun will in its 10 billion-year lifetime, Dr. Philip Wiseman, an astronomer at
Southampton University, via 'The Guardian'.
We’ve estimated it’s a fireball 100 times
the size of the solar system with a
brightness about 2 trillion times the sun’s.
In three years, this event has released
about 100 times as much energy as
the sun will in its 10 billion-year lifetime, Dr. Philip Wiseman, an astronomer at
Southampton University, via 'The Guardian'.
'The Guardian' reports that black holes are
often surrounded by a halo of gas and dust.
Astronomers believe that this material
was somehow disrupted and sent on
a collision course with the black hole.
According to the team, as the material
approached the event horizon, it would have
given off huge amounts of both heat and light. .
The team's findings were
published in 'Monthly Notices of
the Royal Astronomical Society.'