Astronomers Believe They Have Witnessed the Birth of a Black Hole 🌌🔭

 In a cosmic revelation, astronomers claim to have caught a glimpse of a black hole's rare and elusive birth. Thanks to the keen eye of amateur astronomer Berto Monard from South Africa, a new bright object named SN 2022jli was discovered in the spiral arm of the galaxy NGC 157, approximately 76 million light years away.


  • The discovery sparked immediate excitement within the astronomical community, as this marked the first time researchers could observe, in real-time, the transformation of a supernova into a black hole-like object. Ping Chen, a researcher at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and lead author of the study published in Nature, described the experience as solving a puzzle with all the pieces aligning to reveal the truth.
  • Supernovas, the explosions marking the death of a star, are notoriously challenging to study due to their unpredictable Nature and rapid disappearance. SN 2022jli, however, defied the conventional rules of space. It began brightly, then gradually dimmed, only to brighten again a month later, exhibiting peculiar undulations every 12 days for the subsequent 200 days.

  • Thomas Moore from Queen's University Belfast, who studied the supernova, remarked, "In SN 2022jli's data, we see a repeating sequence of brightening and fading. It is the first time repeated periodic oscillations have been detected over many cycles in a supernova light curve."
  • The unique behavior of SN 2022jli led researchers to propose a fascinating hypothesis: a second star, miraculously surviving the supernova explosion, might be responsible. This revelation allowed scientists to 'see' the compact object. The teams suggest that the black hole or neutron star could be stealing hydrogen from its companion's 'puffy' atmosphere, releasing energy in waves, manifesting as the observed oscillations.

The unprecedented properties of SN 2022jli underscore the significance of this discovery. The results establish a direct connection between the supernova blast and the creation of a compact object, offering valuable insights into the enigmas of the universe.🌌👽🔭




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