Scientists see amazing star explosion like never before
How do these huge explosions happen and how big are they?
Extreme nuclear transients (ENTs) explosions occur when a supermassive black hole eats a huge star. The massive star is torn to pieces as it goes too close to the black hole. When this happens a huge amount of energy is released. One of these ENTs, which astronomers have named Gaia18cdj, released over 25 times more energy than the most powerful supernova ever discovered. The amount of energy it released is the same as 100 suns release in their entire lifetime!
The project to discover what these explosion actually are has been years in the making. ENTs are rare and hard to find, but it is hoped that new upcoming equipment will help more of them be discovered.These findings not only set a new record for cosmic explosions, but also open up exciting possibilities for future discoveries in the vast universe.
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