Hold onto your telescopes, space fans! 🔭 Scientists just spotted the brightest cosmic light show ever recorded—a supermassive black hole’s explosive feast on a star 30 to 200 times our sun’s mass. This intergalactic drama unfolded 11 billion light-years away, making it a literal blast from the past!
When Stars Meet Black Holes 🍝
The unlucky star got too close to the black hole’s gravitational grip and was ‘spaghettified’—stretched like cosmic pasta before being devoured. The resulting energy flare? A mind-blowing 10 trillion times brighter than our sun at its peak! 🌟💥
Why This Matters
This discovery helps scientists understand how supermassive black holes grow. ‘It’s like watching a cosmic recycling program,’ said study co-author K.E. Saavik Ford. The flare, first spotted in 2018, is still fading and will take ~11 years to fully disappear.
Science Fiction? Nope—Science Fact!
Using telescopes across California, Arizona, and Hawaii, researchers ruled out other explanations like supernovas or gravitational lensing. The data clearly shows a star’s final moments becoming a black hole’s snack—proving truth really is stranger than sci-fi! 🚀
