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Space · HawaiiIn 2024, astronomers discovered the brightest Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transient (LFBOT) ever observed. LFBOTs are extremely bright flashes of blue light that shine for brief periods before fading away. New analysis of this record-breaking burst, which includes observations from the International Gemini Observatory, funded in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation, challenges all prior understanding of these rare explosive events.See the Story
Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients Are Likely Large Black Holes Shredding Their Massive Companions
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Space · Hawaii“Superkilonova” A Star So Nice, It Explodes Twice Potential first-of-a-kind may have produced gravitational waves and light
Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – A team of astronomers using a variety of telescopes, including the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, have discovered a possible “Superkilonova” that exploded not once but twice, evidence that this oddball event may be a first-of-a-kind superkilonova, or a kilonova spurred by a supernov…See the Story
Possible 'Superkilonova' Exploded Not Once but Twice
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Space · United StatesGroundbreaking research from the W. M. Keck Observatory and the Subaru Telescope highlight Maunakea’s continued leadership in imaging new worlds
Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory and the Subaru Telescope on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island have discovered a massive planet and a brown dwarf orbiting distant stars—two rare companions that deepen our understanding of how giant planets and substellar objects form and evolve. These…See the Story