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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 the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, have determined that luminous fast blue optical transients (LFBOTs) are powered by an extreme tidal disruption…