
Unprecedented “Cosmic Detonations” Revealed: Astronomers Discover Universe’s Brightest Astrophysical Explosions
Meet the Universe’s Brightest Blasts: Astronomers Unveil Extreme Nuclear Transients, a New Class of Stellar Cataclysms Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi uncover ‘extreme nuclear transients’—stellar explosions that outshine and outlast even the most powerful supernovae. Quick Facts: 25x more energy than