Astronomers Discover Unprecedented Stellar Phenomenon

Energetic flares in deep space, believed to be remnants of a dead star, observed after a massive stellar explosion.

Astronomers have discovered a series of energetic flares in deep space, believed to be caused by the remnants of a dead star, possibly a black hole or neutron star.
These flares were observed 100 days after a massive stellar explosion known as a luminous fast blue optical transient (LFBOT).
The flares were as powerful as the original LFBOT, a phenomenon never seen before in the aftermath of such a cosmic event.
The LFBOT, named AT2022tsd and nicknamed 'the Tasmanian devil,' is a special type of stellar explosion that is very short-lived and energetic, and its origin is still unclear.
The extended activity of LFBOTs is thought to be caused by stellar corpses in the form of black holes or neutron stars, which may also be driving the observed flares from the Tasmanian devil.