#cosmic explosions

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'Super star' being shredded by black hole releases as much energy as 400 billion suns

"This staggeringly powerful example of a Tidal Disruption Event (TDE) was many times more energetic than any similar event and more than any known explosion powered by the collapse of a star."

TDEs occur when stars wander too close to black holes. The immense gravity surrounding black holes generates strong tidal forces that simultaneously squash and stretch these stars.

Even among these powerful and violent events, the "Whippet", officially designated AT2024wpp, stands out as one of the biggest cosmic explosions ever seen, a TDE on a completely different scale.

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Brightest-ever cosmic explosion solved but new mysteries sparked

The brightest burst of light ever recorded was caused by a supernova, but that prompts new questions.

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Rare cosmic explosion spotted by researchers in Queen's

A rare cosmic explosion, which outshines most supernovae in the universe, has been spotted by researchers at Queen's University Belfast.

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Astronomers Discover New Class of Cosmic Explosions - National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Analysis of two cosmic explosions indicates to astronomers that the pair, along with a puzzling blast from 2018, constitute a new type of event, with similarities to some supernovae and gamma-ray bursts, but also with significant differences.

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