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Scientists observe unexplained flashes from ‘Tasmanian devil’ in space

By Jack Birle
Published November 15, 2023 2:28pm ET
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Scientists observe unexplained flashes from ‘Tasmanian devil’ in space
Scientists have discovered several unexplained flashes emanating from an explosion in space nicknamed the “Tasmanian devil.” The research team behind a new paper published Wednesday in Nature said the flashes in the luminous fast blue optical transient, or LFBOT, are just as powerful as the initial explosion, which has not previously been observed. CUSTOMERS SURPRISED […]


Scientists have discovered several unexplained flashes emanating from an explosion in space nicknamed the “Tasmanian devil.”

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