Boom! Scientists spot the biggest known explosion in the universe

Space ^ | Feb 27, 2020 | Mike Wall

[BulletBobCo]

Astronomers have spotted a cosmic blast that dwarfs all others.

A gargantuan explosion tore through the heart of a distant galaxy cluster, releasing about five times more energy than the previous record holder, a new study reports.

"In some ways, this blast is similar to how the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 ripped off the top of the mountain," study lead author Simona Giacintucci, of the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., said in a statement. "A key difference is that you could fit 15 Milky Way galaxies in a row into the crater this eruption punched into the cluster's hot gas."

[Telepathic Intruder]

How about another “everyday” perspective? The sun radiates 3.86 x 10^26 watts. That’s joules per second. The sun’s lifetime is approximately 10 billion years. So over its lifetime, the sun radiates 1.2 x 10^44 joules (the sun is actually getting brighter as it ages, but whatever).

So this explosion is 41 billion times the total energy of our sun over its lifetime. At least this number doesn’t require exponents.

Or, in layman’s terms, it’s like a zillion kabillion unimaginillion impossibillion crickets rubbing their legs together all at once.

[al baby]

I sure had it bad for that lil red head on myth busters

[Grimmy]

This is what happens when you give 0351s unsupervised access to the demo range.

[DannyTN]

It’s not the known explosions that you have to worry about.

[LeoTDB69]

“Astronomers have spotted a cosmic blast that dwarfs all others.”

Just wait until November when Trump is re-elected.

[saintgermaine]

I agree as it will be a BLOW OUT..

[justme4now]

“The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it.”
Psalm 37:29.

“The earth remains forever.”​—Ecclesiastes 1:4.

“God has established the earth on its foundations; it will not be moved from its place forever and ever.”​—Psalm 104:5.

[Larry Lucido]

This one? Not guilty!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BulletBobCo.

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[Redcitizen]

“ isn’t there anything we can do about that?”

Yes, turn down the solar thermostat...

[al baby]

Thats the little trollop

[dfwgator]

[Mr. Lucky]

Why didn’t you just say so?