Unprecedented Black Hole Jet Surges 50x Brighter in Rare TDE
TL;DR
Astronomers report a rare tidal disruption event AT2018hyz producing a narrow, ultra-fast jet from a supermassive black hole 665 million light-years away. The jet is now 50x brighter than when first detected, with total energy up to 5e55 ergs and a predicted peak around 2027, challenging typical TDE models with a long-lived jet. Future observations, including with the SKA, will help uncover more such events.
- Astronomers Stunned by Black Hole Jet Now 50 Times Brighter Than Ever, It’s Beyond Anything We’ve Ever Seen! The Daily Galaxy
- 'Jetty McJetface': Star-shredding black hole may keep ramping up its radio jet until 2027 peak Phys.org
- This supermassive black hole jet is more powerful than the Death Star's laser Space
- Supermassive black hole belches matter for years after eating a star South China Morning Post
- Black hole outburst named 'Jetty McJetface' is one of the most energetic objects in the universe Live Science
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