C.Jun 16, 2025

Okay, these "extreme nuclear transients" (ENTs) [1] are very, very cool. New astrophysics! They make a "normal" stellar tidal disruption event look like a kid's birthday sparkler.

https://www.popsci.com/science/most-powerful-explosion-in-universe/

[1] BTW, I played bass for Extreme Nuclear Transients in college.

#physics #astrophysics #ExtremeNuclearTransients #TidalDisruption #BlackHole #bass #IPlayedBass

Astronomers detect most powerful explosions since Big Bang

'Extreme nuclear transients' are 10 million times rarer than a standard supernova.

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Daniel FischerJun 4, 2025
The most energetic transients - tidal disruptions of high-mass stars: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adt0074 -> Biggest Boom Since the Big Bang - Hawaiʻi-Based Astronomers Uncover the Most Energetic Explosions In The Universe Yet Discovered / UH astronomers discover the biggest explosion since the Big Bang / 3 Black Holes Caught Eating Massive Stars in NASA Data: https://keckobservatory.org/ents/ & https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/06/04/biggest-explosion-since-big-bang/ & https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/astrophysics/3-black-holes-caught-eating-massive-stars-in-nasa-data/ - releasing more energy than 100 supernovae, #ExtremeNuclearTransients (ENTs) are the most energetic transients yet observed.