Hawaii University astronomers claim biggest explosion since Big BangA team of astronomers at the University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy has claimed the discovery of a dazzling new kind of cosmic explosion, biggest in the universe since the Big BangFriday June 6, 2025 10:46 PM , ummid.com News Network[Artist’s concept of the formation of Extreme Nuclear Transients (ENTs). (Credit: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko)]Maunakea (Hawaii): A team of astronomers at the University of Hawaiʻi’s Institute for Astronomy (IfA) has claimed the discovery of a dazzling new kind of cosmic explosion, biggest in the universe since the Big Bang. The Big Bang is a theory explaining beginning of the universe describes how it expanded and evolved from an initial state of high density and temperature. “These are the largest explosions since the Big Bang”, the astronomers said calling the explosion “extreme nuclear transients” or ENTs. These extreme nuclear transient events are rare, occurring approximately 10 million times less often than supernovas.