One of the brightest explosions ever seen was actually a giant star EATING its neighbor – study
One of the brightest explosions ever seen was actually a giant star EATING its neighbor – study
The record-setting stellar explosion SN 2006gy was 50 billion times brighter than our sun, with a blast so energetic it baffled the scientific community. Now scientists think they have uncovered what made it so incredibly bright.
The explosion, which became known as a 'hypernova,' occurred in September 2006 some 240 million light-years away in the Perseus constellation. Astronomers looked on in awe as the blast grew even brighter over the course of 70 days, completely outshining its host galaxy, in a cosmic event hundreds of times more powerful than a standard supernova.
SN 2006gy was the brightest and most energe...



