Radio telescopes uncover “invisible” gas around record-shattering cosmic explosion - National Radio Astronomy Observatory Astronomers using the NSF Very Large Array and ALMA have uncovered dense, “invisible” gas surrounding AT2024wpp—the brightest known fast blue optical transient—revealing that a massive star was torn a...

#AAS247 NSF Radio telescopes uncover “invisible” gas around record-shattering cosmic explosion

Astronomers using the #VeryLargeArray and #ALMA have revealed a dense cocoon of gas around one of the most extreme cosmic explosions ever seen, AT2024wpp.

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Something in space is sending us bright blue flashes ‘LFBOTs’ have mystified scientists for more than a decade

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Astronomers Pinpoint Black Holes as the Power Source Behind Mysterious Cosmic Flashes Observations of AT 2024wpp reveal that luminous fast blue optical transients are driven by extreme stellar destruction—not supernovae Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers analyzing data from an array of telescopes, including […]

L’origine del più luminoso lampo blu Nel 2024 gli astronomi hanno scoperto il più luminoso Lfbot, lampi di luce blu estremamente intensi che brillano per brevi periodi prima di svanire rapidamente. Una nuova analisi di questo lampo da r...

Gli astronomi lo hanno scoperto nel 2024. È a oggi il più luminoso #Lfbot. Una nuova analisi di questo lampo da record mette ora in discussione tutte le conoscenze precedenti su questi rari eventi esplosivi.

Images of Ultra-Rare Cosmic Calamity Unravel a Longstanding Mystery Last year, astronomers discovered the brightest Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transient (LFBOT) ever observed. A complete understanding of this type of event, an exceptionally bright blue flash that quickly fades, has long eluded scientists. However, a new analysis of the brightest burst last year has unlocked key insights into the event, and scientists now believe the blue cosmic outburst is caused by black holes shredding massive cosmic companions, like stars. [Read More]