Analysis suggests that the most luminous burst of light ever detected from a black hole — a fireworks show that was, at its peak, more than 10 trillion times brighter than the Sun — flared up as the ...

Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that shines with the light of 10 trillion suns ...

California scientists spotted the brightest flare ever recorded, shining with the light of 10 trillion suns, from a ...

The flare has been going on for seven years as a supermassive black hole consumes a massive star that ventured too close.

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists are observing the most energetic flare ever seen emanating from a ...