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Rare blue optical transient points to possible new class of cosmic explosion
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Tomasz Nowakowski
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Astronomers have identified a rare, fast-rising blue optical transient (FBOT) designated AT2019ijn in the center of a dwarf galaxy. The event, characterized by bright radio emissions, may represent a new class of cosmic explosion involving a black hole destroying a star.
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