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dude@lemmings.worldM to news@lemmings.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

Distant black hole flare as bright as 10 trillion suns, researchers say

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Distant black hole flare as bright as 10 trillion suns, researchers say

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dude@lemmings.worldM to news@lemmings.worldEnglish · 5 days ago
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Distant black hole flare as bright as 10 trillion suns, researchers say - UPI.com
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Scientists have discovered a supermassive black hole flare, the largest seen in the universe, and it may be making a meal of an enormous star.
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  • saltesc@lemmy.world
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    It’s 10B ly away and we’re noticing its brightness. Imagine being in a nearby system and trying to get sleep.

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    The black hole is estimated to be 500 million times larger than our sun

    oh jesus fuck no

    and is roughly 10 billion light years away.

    okay whew

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.social
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    Finally. Something with the literal fury of 10 trillion suns.

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    when you’re so dense that become the brightest

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