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Astronomers detected the largest and most distant flare ever recorded from a supermassive black hole- an eruption so powerful that researchers have nicknamed it “Superman."

The flare, spotted 10 billion light-years away, briefly shone with the brightness of 10 trillion suns, making it the most luminous event of its kind ever observed.

The flare originated from an active galactic nucleus (AGN)- a hyper-bright region at the center of a galaxy powered by a supermassive black hole feeding on nearby material. As gas and dust spiral toward the black hole, they heat up and emit intense radiation but the scale of this flare left astronomers stunned.

A Black Hole’s Massive Meal

Researchers said that the supermassive black hole likely tore apart and devoured a giant star

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