The GRB, called the Brightest Of All Time (or BOAT) may be powered by its strange jet structure, scientists say.

In October 2022, a gamma-ray burst (GRB), called GRB 221009A, was detected and it was so bright that astronomers quickly dubbed it the BOAT – the brightest of all time - with follow-up studies showing that it was 70 times brighter and far more energetic than the previous record holder.

Last October, astronomers witnessed a fleeting, extraordinarily bright gamma ray burst in the distant universe. Since dubbed the BOAT—the Brightest of All Time—a team of scientists has now reported an unusual structure to the gamma ray burst’s jet.