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