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.
pretty cool mate good work
big well done to Hayden, congrats to him, sucks that the britland took the 1st, quite sad, but that part of the game, wish we won though, well done to GB and everybody else, New Zealand deserved it.
2028 LA Olympics here we go!!
amazing
good
Good job Hayden you gave it all you had
Amazing, I can’t believe we got silver, maybe we can win the Olympics if we try hard! Go boy!
Hayden must have showed a lot of the Olympic values to help Alex across the finish line
Hayden must have trained a lot to win a silver medal for us