Samus Aran Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Rare cosmic event beamed light at Earth from 8.5 billion light-years away Quote An incredibly bright flash that appeared in the night sky in February was the result of a star straying too close to a supermassive black hole, meeting its untimely end there as it was ripped to shreds. But the rare cosmic event actually occurred 8.5 billion light years away from Earth, when the universe was just a third of its current age — and it has created more questions than answers. And we just now (well in February 2022) saw it. WOW. Quote When a star is torn apart by a black hole’s gravitational tidal forces, it’s known as a tidal disruption event. Astronomers have observed such violent events before, but AT 2022cmc is brighter than any previously discovered. It’s also the most distant ever observed. Interesting to know. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Styles Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 We're just now observing? Because I'm cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lena Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Too bad we can't travel to where it originated. I make my own kryptonite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie M Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 I'd love to check out some of the data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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