Runaway black hole jet outshines legendary death star
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2026
A supermassive black hole that shredded a nearby star is blasting out a jet of energy that has kept brightening for four years, in one of the most powerful events ever recorded in the universe.
The outburst comes from a tidal disruption event designated AT2018hyz, in which a star strayed too close to a black hole and was torn apart by intense gravitational forces in a process astronomers d
Published by SpaceDaily on 02/08/2026