Black Holes Unleash Cosmic Fury: Astronomers Discover Record-Breaking Energy Bursts from Star Encounters
HILO, Hawaii — A team of astronomers at the University of Hawai’i has unveiled findings that push the boundaries of cosmic understanding, revealing a previously unobserved phenomenon associated with supermassive black holes. Dubbed "extreme nuclear transients," or ENTs, these events occur when stars, exceeding three solar masses, venture too close to a black hole, triggering … Read more