A Black hole ripped apart a star emitting flash equivalent to the light of more than 1000 trillion suns. This marked the first time such a jet was observed in the visible light region of the electromagnetic spectrum, also referred as the optical wavelength.
An unexpected burst of energy propelled out of the heart of a far-off galaxy, intense enough to be seen from 8.5 billion light-years away, was an occurrence not observed in more than a decade. The flash was initially discovered by the...