NASA observed the most powerful supernova explosion ever recorded (image)_TOM Science

On May 8, Beijing time, NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope and ground-based optical telescopes recently observed the strongest supernova explosion ever. This finding may indicate that super bursts were common in the early universe, and that our galaxy may be about to see similar bursts.

NASA published the findings on its website on May 7. Since its discovery last fall, many astronomers have been tracking it for months. discover

Nathan Smith of the University of California, Berkeley, who led the research team, said the supernova was five times brighter than hundreds of previous supernovae on record.

"This supernova is different from all the others before it, which is a surprising discovery."

The supernova was designated SN2006gy. Observations show that the supernova does not become a black hole, but rather jumps directly into the death phase of the star. Normally, the peak phase of a supernova explosion lasts up to a week, but this supernova lasted more than 70 days and was very bright.

The supernova is 240 million light years from Earth. Astronomers think a star 44 trillion miles from Earth in the Milky Way will go supernova in a similar way, perhaps within 50,000 years. If the star erupts, it will light up the southern sky, but it will not threaten the safety of Earth. (Text/Global Online)