“ENTs are different beasts,” study lead author and astronomer Jason Hinkle explained in an accompanying statement. “Not only ...

Extreme nuclear transients are 10 million times rarer than supernovae and emit the same amount of energy as 100 Suns.

Astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi's Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have discovered the most energetic cosmic ...

Astronomers discover "extreme nuclear transients" (ENTs), cosmic explosions releasing energy equivalent to 100 suns.

Aside from being the most powerful known explosions in the universe, ENTs can help astronomers learn more about monster black ...

Scientists have discovered the most powerful blasts of energy in the known universe. Dubbed extreme nuclear transients, or ...

Scientists have recently observed the most intense explosion ever recorded in the universe, a phenomenon that has both ...

A never-before-seen type of giant space explosion – the biggest bangs since the Big Bang – has been accidentally captured by the Gaia space telescope.

Astronomers have accidentally captured a new type of gigantic space explosion, the largest since the Big Bang, using the Gaia ...

In the heart of distant galaxies, astronomers have witnessed the most violent stellar death throes ever recorded.