Astronomers recently witnessed an extraordinary event where a supermassive black hole devoured a massive star, providing new insights into mysterious cosmic phenomena. This event, named AT2023vto, is the brightest of its kind ever observed—nearly ten times brighter than any similar event before. At first, scientists even mistook it for a supernova because of its intense…
Starting today, Earth will be passing through a meteor shower. However, in the grand scope of astronomy, the human eye is a rather limited tool. Thankfully, increasingly powerful instruments are enabling us to delve deeper into the cosmos and further back in time, revealing new insights into the origins of the universe. Nowadays, scientists can…
In the vast expanse of the cosmos, few entities evoke as much intrigue and wonder as black holes. These enigmatic cosmic phenomena, born from the fiery deaths of massive stars, possess gravitational pulls so immense that not even light can escape their grasp. From their formation to their baffling properties, black holes continue to challenge…
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