Astronomers Witness the Largest Cosmic Explosion Ever Recorded
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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.'
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.'