{"id":62722,"date":"2024-08-26T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e32f74ef-6fe3-4aeb-b376-4887da3d84ec"},"modified":"2024-08-26T13:39:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T13:39:44","slug":"something-is-causing-the-black-hole-at-the-centre-of-this-galaxy-to-brighten-and-astronomers-arent-sure-what","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/something-is-causing-the-black-hole-at-the-centre-of-this-galaxy-to-brighten-and-astronomers-arent-sure-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Something is causing the black hole at the centre of this galaxy to brighten, and astronomers aren’t sure what"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ezzy Pearson\n <\/p>

Published: Monday, 26 August 2024 at 13:00 PM<\/p>

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In 2019, distant galaxy SDSS1335+0728 suddenly and dramatically brightened.<\/p>

Now scientists think it was something never witnessed before \u2013 a giant black hole<\/a> waking up.<\/p>

For two decades, the galaxy<\/a> showed no changes.<\/p>

However, in December 2019 it started showing significant optical variability, detected by the Zwicky Transient Facility: the galaxy was starting to shine.<\/p>