did you read the whole article? I swear I read it brightened 100x, which is not indicative of an increase in size or mass just of an enormous light surge via ex

did you read the whole article? I swear I read it brightened 100x, which is not indicative of an increase in size or mass just of an enormous light surge via explosion in this case. > It then slowly started to fade back toward its normal brightness Seems it was just a blip of brightness. Mass probably increased a little because it did devour a gas giant but I'm guessing it's not a lot compared to the original mass, but I'm not an astrophysicist.