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Astronomers reveal the largest cosmic explosion ever seen

• dmbche 3y ago
  "The physical size of the explosion is about 100 times larger than the entire solar system, and at its brightest, it was about 2 trillion times brighter than the Sun." !!
  • echelon 3y ago
    Glad that didn't happen in our neighborhood.
    • euroderf 3y ago
      I guess living in a backwater spiral arm has its advantages, even if we are far from major shipping lanes.
• kuratkull 3y ago
  "It took place nearly 8 billion light years ago,[...]" wat <scrolling up to recheck source>: Royal Astronomical Society ???
  • jawilson2 3y ago
    This was just after the RAS made the Kessel run in under 12 parsecs. Mixing units is fun and educational!
  • cprogrammer1994 3y ago
    They need some time (or space) to fix this typo.
• firstlink 3y ago
  > Astronomers reveal The scientism runs strong on HN. Astronomers and other scientists are not a priestly class. They revealed nothing.
• cprogrammer1994 3y ago
  "It took place nearly 8 billion light years ago"