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Scientists Unveil Powerful Cosmic Explosions Since Big Bang

8/4/2025

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A groundbreaking discovery by scientists at the University of Hawaii has unveiled extreme nuclear transients (ENTs), the most powerful cosmic explosions since the Big Bang. These extraordinary events, triggered when massive stars are torn apart by supermassive black holes, unleash over 25 times the energy of supernovae. Upcoming observatories, such as the Vera C Rubin Observatory, promise to deepen our understanding of these rare phenomena.

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A groundbreaking discovery by scientists at the University of Hawaii has unveiled extreme nuclear transients (ENTs), the most powerful cosmic explosions since the Big Bang. These extraordinary events, triggered when massive stars are torn apart by supermassive black holes, unleash over 25 times the energy of supernovae. Upcoming observatories, such as the Vera C Rubin Observatory, promise to deepen our understanding of these rare phenomena.