Scientists Record Black Hole Flare 10 Billion Times Brighter Than the Sun
The findings were published on Tuesday in the scientific journal Nature Astronomy.
ISLAMABAD: Astronomers have observed a black hole emitting a flare with energy equivalent to 10 billion suns, coming from a black hole 300 million times more massive than our Sun.
According to international media reports, the unprecedented flare occurred when an unusually large star approached the black hole. As the star got too close, it was “spaghettified” — stretched and torn apart by the black hole’s immense gravitational pull. The stellar material then orbited the black hole, converting into light and heat, producing the massive flare.
The findings were published on Tuesday in the scientific journal Nature Astronomy. The study was led by Matthew Graham from the California Institute of Technology.
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The black hole responsible for the flare is located in a galaxy approximately 11 billion light-years from Earth. The star involved was estimated to be 30 to 200 times the mass of the Sun.
The flare was first detected in 2018 by the Palomar Observatory in California and reached its peak intensity over three months, showing a thirtyfold increase in brightness before gradually dimming.
Scientists believe that this discovery will help shed light on the early stages of the universe and improve our understanding of extreme cosmic events.
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