Maybe SN 2006gy deserves notice ...

SN 2006gy

Admittedly, the above picture is only an artist's rendition, but you have to agree that, at 150 or so times larger than our sun, it was one helluva Big Bang. This particular Supernova peaked for more than 70 days and is/was the brightest Supernova ever recorded. It blew the core of its original self apart, sending all those (heavy) metals into space at a speed of about 9.3 million miles per hour. It was first noticed this past September.

And to think my biggest concerns of late are about the price of gasoline in Ocean Shores, Washington (at US$3.45 per US gallon this morning).