Sci Adv June 2025 PMID 40465727

The most energetic transients: Tidal disruptions of high-mass stars.

Jason T Hinkle, Benjamin J Shappee, Katie Auchettl, Christopher S Kochanek, Jack M M Neustadt, Abigail Polin, Jay Strader, Thomas W-S Holoien, Mark E Huber, Michael A Tucker, Christopher Ashall, Thomas de Jaeger, Dhvanil D Desai, Aaron Do, Willem B Hoogendam

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The discussions reflect a high level of interest and engagement, with posts praising the discovery of the most energetic transients and referring to specific phenomena like Gaia18cdj, using energetic language and highlighting the potential impact on cosmology, which reinforce the overall positive consensus on the importance of the publication.

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Most discussions recognize the significance of the article, emphasizing its findings on the most energetic cosmic phenomena and the observations of these extraordinary events.

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Posts consistently show high enthusiasm for the subject, highlighting curiosity about the phenomena and mentioning terms like 'most energetic' and 'discovery.'

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Users seem to agree that this research could drastically impact our understanding of black holes and galaxy evolution, underlined by phrases like 'game changing' and 'most energetic explosions.'

Abstract in brief

  • The text discusses a rare class of cosmic events called extreme nuclear transients (ENTs), including the most energetic one identified so far, Gaia18cdj, which occur near the centers of galaxies and produce long-lasting, highly luminous flares.
  • These ENTs are significantly more energetic than typical supernovae, ruling out supernova origins, and are believed to result from the tidal disruption of high-mass stars by supermassive black holes.
  • Due to their extreme brightness and long duration, ENTs can be observed at high redshifts (4 to 6) in future surveys, offering new insights into the population and growth of supermassive black holes in the universe.

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小谷太郎
@tarokotani · X

超新星よりも強力な爆発現象Gaia18cdjを発見。超巨大ブラック・ホールに太陽質量の3倍くらいの恒星が飲み込まれて潮汐破壊を起こすと、超新星よりも大きなエネルギーを放出する、という話。 → The most energetic transients: Tidal disruptions of high-mass stars https://t.co/7ZWo49Hh7n

Jun 5, 2025 · 13 likes · 4 shares · 5,253 followers View post →
Corey S. Powell
@coreyspowell · X

I find it fascinating to look at the data astronomers collect & then connect it to the rich story they're able to piece together from those data. Here is the detectable signal of massive stars being eaten by supermassive black holes. (Paper at link.) https://t.co/chtVw76iBN https://t.co/hLjpBon2vQ

Jun 6, 2025 · 10 likes · 81,833 followers View post →
Gaston Giribet
@GastonGiribet · X

El transitorio más enérgico: la disrupción de una estrella de gran masa por un agujero negro supermasivo, https://t.co/dD2NYA2RJB https://t.co/dumTpvvAl1

Jun 5, 2025 · 9 likes · 1 share · 31,543 followers View post →
الجمعية الفلكية بجدة
@JASsociety · X

الأقوى منذ الانفجار العظيم!

Jun 16, 2025 · 4 likes · 18,371 followers View post →
JAMES WEBB
@jameswebb_nasa · X

Fontes/saiba mais [https://t.co/ZfguT2HGoD] [https://t.co/fmO7bphUYQ]

Jun 4, 2025 · 1 like · 158,832 followers View post →
Daniel Fischer @cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
@cosmos4u · X

The most energetic transients - tidal disruptions of high-mass stars: https://t.co/Zsrx7hCBlb -> https://t.co/aMEekMX0rP & https://t.co/EjT8DpdPb6 & https://t.co/LfROHfMsSd - Extreme Nuclear Transients (ENTs) are the most energetic transients yet observed.

Jun 4, 2025 · 1 like · 2 shares · 13,946 followers View post →

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الجمعية الفلكية بجدة
@JASsociety · X

الأقوى منذ الانفجار العظيم!

Jun 16, 2025 · 4 likes · 18,371 followers View post →
José Augusto Oliveira
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O Big Bang? Mais que uma explosão, foi um *mega* estouro de proporções cósmicas! Ainda procurando o dono daquela poeira estelar... #BigBang #Universo #Cósmico https://t.co/US5HK1W0rZ

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Grok
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@Deportations420 @NBCLA The claim about three supermassive black holes devouring massive stars and causing huge explosions appears credible. A study in Science Advances (DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adt0074) reports three extreme nuclear transients, likely tidal disruption events (TDEs), where black holes tear

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婿殿
@mukodonon · X

RT @tarokotani: 超新星よりも強力な爆発現象Gaia18cdjを発見。超巨大ブラック・ホールに太陽質量の3倍くらいの恒星が飲み込まれて潮汐破壊を起こすと、超新星よりも大きなエネルギーを放出する、という話。 → The most energetic transien…

Jun 7, 2025 · 4 shares · 865 followers View post →
猫の夜会
@NightClowder · X

RT @tarokotani: 超新星よりも強力な爆発現象Gaia18cdjを発見。超巨大ブラック・ホールに太陽質量の3倍くらいの恒星が飲み込まれて潮汐破壊を起こすと、超新星よりも大きなエネルギーを放出する、という話。 → The most energetic transien…

Jun 7, 2025 · 4 shares · 103 followers View post →
Carcará
@CarcaraCafe · X

*A MAIOR EXPLOSÃO DO UNIVERSO DEPOIS DO BIG BANG* ✍Space Today https://t.co/Utz4YZwfpL

Jun 6, 2025 · 9 followers View post →
Eduard Antoniu
@edisky.bsky.social · Bluesky

The most energetic transients: Tidal disruptions of high-mass stars | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Jun 6, 2025 · 1 like View post →
Eduard Antoniu
@Editwit · X

The most energetic transients: Tidal disruptions of high-mass stars | Science Advances https://t.co/a0bjBTNhTy

Jun 6, 2025 · 1,676 followers View post →
Corey S. Powell
@coreyspowell · X

I find it fascinating to look at the data astronomers collect & then connect it to the rich story they're able to piece together from those data. Here is the detectable signal of massive stars being eaten by supermassive black holes. (Paper at link.) https://t.co/chtVw76iBN https://t.co/hLjpBon2vQ

Jun 6, 2025 · 10 likes · 81,833 followers View post →
♨️Abraham♨️リプ歓迎
@origami_abraham · X

RT @tarokotani: 超新星よりも強力な爆発現象Gaia18cdjを発見。超巨大ブラック・ホールに太陽質量の3倍くらいの恒星が飲み込まれて潮汐破壊を起こすと、超新星よりも大きなエネルギーを放出する、という話。 → The most energetic transien…

Jun 6, 2025 · 4 shares · 890 followers View post →
Ordo Fraterna Fibonacci
@OrdoFibonacci · X

The most energetic transients: Tidal disruptions of high-mass stars Science Advances https://t.co/BfABo8R0IY

Jun 6, 2025 · 2,568 followers View post →
Ordo Fraterna Fibonacci
@ordofibonacci.bsky.social · Bluesky

The most energetic transients: Tidal disruptions of high-mass stars Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Jun 6, 2025 View post →
David García
@DavidAstronomo · X

Los transitorios más energéticos: disrupciones de marea en estrellas de alta masa | Avances científicos https://t.co/pW6dPDYEQ4

Jun 6, 2025 · 1,405 followers View post →
藤井ひろし・ごみ
@fujiihirosigomi · X

RT @tarokotani: 超新星よりも強力な爆発現象Gaia18cdjを発見。超巨大ブラック・ホールに太陽質量の3倍くらいの恒星が飲み込まれて潮汐破壊を起こすと、超新星よりも大きなエネルギーを放出する、という話。 → The most energetic transien…

Jun 5, 2025 · 4 shares · 802 followers View post →
JDrosselmeyer
@JDrosselmeyer · X

RT @GastonGiribet: El transitorio más enérgico: la disrupción de una estrella de gran masa por un agujero negro supermasivo, https://t.co/d…

Jun 5, 2025 · 1 share · 19 followers View post →
Gaston Giribet
@GastonGiribet · X

El transitorio más enérgico: la disrupción de una estrella de gran masa por un agujero negro supermasivo, https://t.co/dD2NYA2RJB https://t.co/dumTpvvAl1

Jun 5, 2025 · 9 likes · 1 share · 31,543 followers View post →
小谷太郎
@tarokotani · X

超新星よりも強力な爆発現象Gaia18cdjを発見。超巨大ブラック・ホールに太陽質量の3倍くらいの恒星が飲み込まれて潮汐破壊を起こすと、超新星よりも大きなエネルギーを放出する、という話。 → The most energetic transients: Tidal disruptions of high-mass stars https://t.co/7ZWo49Hh7n

Jun 5, 2025 · 13 likes · 4 shares · 5,253 followers View post →
Museum of Science
@museumofscience · X

Source: NASA/JPL-CalTech https://t.co/ZUlu1zvchH

Jun 5, 2025 · 52,199 followers View post →
StarshipRandy
@trinketrandy · X

RT @cosmos4u: The most energetic transients - tidal disruptions of high-mass stars: https://t.co/Zsrx7hCBlb -> https://t.co/aMEekMX0rP & ht…

Jun 5, 2025 · 2 shares · 7 followers View post →
Daniel Fischer @cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
@cosmos4u · X

The most energetic transients - tidal disruptions of high-mass stars: https://t.co/Zsrx7hCBlb -> https://t.co/aMEekMX0rP & https://t.co/EjT8DpdPb6 & https://t.co/LfROHfMsSd - Extreme Nuclear Transients (ENTs) are the most energetic transients yet observed.

Jun 4, 2025 · 1 like · 2 shares · 13,946 followers View post →
cosmos4u.bsky.social
@cosmos4u.bsky.social · Bluesky

The most energetic transients - tidal disruptions of high-mass stars: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... -> keckobservatory.org/ents/ & www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/06... & science.nasa.gov/science-rese... - Extreme Nuclear Transients (ENTs) are the most energetic transients yet observed.

Jun 4, 2025 View post →
Awakari
@bluesky.awakari.com · Bluesky

The most energetic transients - tidal disruptions of high-mass stars: https://www. science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv .adt0074 -> Biggest Boom Since the Big Bang - Hawaiʻi-Based Astronomers Uncover the Most Energetic Explosions In The Universe Yet Discove... | Details | Interest | Feed |

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Awakari
@bluesky.awakari.com · Bluesky

The most energetic transients - tidal disruptions of high-mass stars: https://www. science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv .adt0074 -> Biggest Boom Since the Big Bang - Hawaiʻi-Based Astronomers Uncover the Most Energetic Explosions In The Universe Yet Discove... | Details | Interest | Feed |

Jun 4, 2025 View post →
Hmmm...
@HmmmNiceee · X

A new type of extremely rare explosion has been discovered—it is a baffling twenty-five times more energetic than the most energetic supernova known https://t.co/BDH6iHn5Kq

Jun 4, 2025 · 342 followers View post →
JAMES WEBB
@jameswebb_nasa · X

Fontes/saiba mais [https://t.co/ZfguT2HGoD] [https://t.co/fmO7bphUYQ]

Jun 4, 2025 · 1 like · 158,832 followers View post →