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flag A black hole 10 billion light years away produced the brightest flare ever seen, likely from a star torn apart by its gravity.

flag Scientists have detected the brightest black hole flare ever recorded, shining with the light of 10 trillion suns and originating from a supermassive black hole 10 billion light years away. flag Observed in 2018 by the Palomar Observatory, the flare peaked over three months and is believed to result from a massive star being torn apart by the black hole’s gravity—a tidal disruption event. flag The event, now fading, is the most distant such flare ever seen, offering insights into early universe conditions and black hole behavior. flag Findings were published in Nature Astronomy.

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