#Tasmanian Devil

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Ars Technica
5 months ago
Science

"Tasmanian Devil" event has the power of hundreds of billions of Suns

LFBOTs are some of the brightest explosions ever seen in space, giving off more energy than hundreds of billions of stars like our own.
The LFBOT named AT2022tsd, also known as the 'Tasmanian Devil,' exhibited unusual behavior by flaring multiple times over the span of several months. [ more ]
www.nature.com
5 months ago
Science

Mysterious 'Tasmanian Devil' Space Explosion Baffles Astronomers

Astronomers have observed a luminous fast blue optical transient (LFBOT) nicknamed the Tasmanian devil that repeatedly flashed at peak brightness in space.
The observation of the Tasmanian devil's flaring events could help scientists understand the cause of LFBOTs, which are still not fully understood.
The leading theories for the cause of LFBOTs are failed supernovae, intermediate-mass black holes, or interactions with Wolf-Rayet stars. [ more ]
Inverse
6 months ago
Science

Why Does This Strange Stellar Corpse Keep Flaring Back to Life?

Luminous fast blue optical transients (LFBOT) are the rarest and most mysterious cosmic cataclysms.
Only seven LFBOTs have been spotted since 2018, and one recently exhibited unusual behavior by flaring up multiple times. [ more ]
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