Astronomers witness record-breaking cosmic explosion.
TL;DR
Astronomers have captured the largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed, which is more than 10 times brighter than any known supernova and has so far lasted more than three years, making it the most energetic explosion on record. The explosion, known as AT2021lwx, is the result of a vast cloud of gas, possibly thousands of times larger than our sun, plunging into the inescapable mouth of a supermassive black hole. The findings are published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
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