"Unraveling the Origin of the Brightest Cosmic Explosion in Space"

The brightest gamma ray burst ever recorded, dubbed B.O.A.T. (brightest of all time), was discovered by JWST in 2022 and was found to have originated from a seemingly normal supernova, despite being 2.4 billion light years away. This event, 70 times brighter than the current second place, has puzzled astronomers due to its unexpected brightness and lack of heavy element signatures. The study, published in Nature Astronomy, suggests that the narrowness of the gamma ray jets and the extreme starburst nature of the host galaxy may have contributed to this exceptional event, leaving unanswered questions about the origin of heavy elements and the relationship between supernovae and gamma ray bursts.