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science2 months ago•5 min saved

Record-Breaking Black Hole Flare Outshines 10 Trillion Suns

A supermassive black hole at 10 billion light-years away produced a record-breaking flare, shining brighter than 10 trillion suns, likely caused by devouring a star at least 30 times the sun's mass, marking the most powerful and distant energy flare ever observed from such an object.

via Live Science|

#astronomy #black-hole #cosmic-flare

science2 months ago•1 min saved

Record-Breaking Black Hole Flare Outshines 10 Trillion Suns

Scientists observed the largest and most distant black hole flare to date, occurring in a galaxy 10 billion light years away, where a black hole about 500 million times the mass of the sun consumed a star 30 times the sun's mass, resulting in a flare shining with the light of 10 trillion suns.

via Engadget|

#black-hole #caltech #flare