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Black Hole Emits Energy a Trillion Times Greater than Death Star
The radio jet from black hole AT2018hyz has brightened about 50 times since 2019 and may peak in 2027, rivaling the energy of gamma-ray bursts, researchers say.
- A supermassive black hole known as AT2018hyz, nicknamed Jetty McJetface, is emitting a radio jet that researchers say rivals gamma‑ray bursts and reaches at least a trillion times the energy of the fictional Death Star.
- The tidal disruption event that created AT2018hyz was identified in 2018 when a star was spaghettified, but its jet brightened years later, possibly due to geometric effects or delayed Earth alignment.
- Using the Very Large Array, New Mexico, and radio facilities in South Africa, the research team led by Yvette Cendes measured the source growing 50 times brighter in radio since 2019.
- Scientists warn that limited telescope time allocation means astronomers and monitoring teams may have missed similar late-stage jets, forcing reconsideration of tidal disruption event models over years.
- Researchers will continue monitoring AT2018hyz as models predict its radio output may peak around 2027, and Yvette Cendes called the behavior 'This is really unusual'.
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