Astronomers Mistaken Supermassive Black Hole Munching a Star as the Brightest Supernova Ever Found

A new study revealed that astronomers, who have classified a incredibly luminous outburst detected by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN) last year as the brightest supernova ever found, were mistaken because the luminous outburst may actually be a supermassive black hole ripping an unfortunate star.