Discovery of the most powerful explosion in the Universe
{{date|January 7, 2005}}

Calculations based on data from the [[w:Chandra X-ray Observatory|Chandra orbiting telescope]] show the explosion in [[w:Galaxy|Galaxy]] cluster MS 0735 is the largest known anywhere in the [[w:universe|universe]]. The explosion is thought to have been fueled by a supermassive [[w:blackhole|blackhole]] consuming over 300 million stars over hundreds of thousands of years. MS 075 is 2.6 billion light years from [[w:Earth|Earth]].

==Sources==
* Harvard University Chandra Group [http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2005/ms0735/ Most Powerful Eruption in the Universe Discovered] 5 January 2005 (primary source) 
* PhysOrg Physics News [http://www.physorg.com/news2574.html Most Powerful Eruption in the Universe Discovered] 5 January 2005 (news report)

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Calculations based on data from the Chandra orbiting telescope show the explosion in Galaxy cluster MS 0735 is the largest known anywhere in the universe. The explosion is thought to have been fueled by a supermassive blackhole consuming over 300 million stars over hundreds of thousands of years. MS 075 is 2.6 billion light years from Earth.
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