Astronomers have discovered the largest explosion ever recorded in space. The explosion, called AT2021lwx, is more than 10 times brighter than any known supernova and three times brighter than the brightest tidal disruption event, where a star falls into a supermassive black hole.
The explosion is thought to have been triggered by a supermassive black hole making a snack of a huge cloud of gas. The black hole is so massive that it is pulling the gas in with such force that it heats up to millions of degrees and creates a bright fireball.
The explosion is happening over 8 billion light years away, which means that we are seeing it as it happened 8 billion years ago. This means that the explosion was even larger and brighter than it appears to us today.
The discovery of AT2021lwx is a major breakthrough for astronomy. It is the first time that scientists have seen an explosion of this size and brightness. The discovery will help astronomers to better understand how supermassive black holes work and how they can affect the evolution of galaxies.
Here are some fun facts about AT2021lwx:
- It is 100 times the size of the solar system.
- It is 2 trillion times brighter than the sun.
- It has been going on for over three years.
- It is happening over 8 billion light years away.
AT2021lwx is a truly amazing discovery. It is a reminder of the vastness and beauty of the universe.
That is one fit cat. I dont think i could walk that far. Let a lone a cat!!!
long way for a cat to travel
it was really good and interesting I loved it good job
That’s a long way.
The owners must’ve been scared to lose their cat but in the end the cat was found by a kind person who looked after the cat after walking 1448 km.
Thats pretty amazing! Very fit cat. Surely it didn’t do it all on paw! That’s crazy!
a least the cat got home
That cat must love their family so much to travel 1448 km, by paw!
I want that cat NOW!!!!!!!!
wish i could travel that far
wow cat strong
traveled so long!
they are so cute