Astronomers Witness the Largest Cosmic Explosion Ever Recorded

Astronomers Witness the Largest Cosmic Explosion Ever Recorded

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.

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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.

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The team's findings were published in 'Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.'