Phenomenon
Luminous Blue Variable Outburst
A massive star's dramatic mass-loss episode.
Eruptions in evolved massive stars (LBVs) ejecting solar masses of material, the most famous being Eta Carinae's 19th-century Great Eruption.
Overview
Eruptions in evolved massive stars (LBVs) ejecting solar masses of material, the most famous being Eta Carinae's 19th-century Great Eruption.
See also
Supernova
The catastrophic death of a massive star.
Supernova Type II
Death of a massive star with hydrogen still intact.
Strong Gravitational Lensing
Gravity dramatically warping distant images.
Tidal Disruption Event
A star torn apart by a supermassive black hole.
Long Gamma-ray Burst
An extreme blast from a collapsing massive star.
Eta Carinae-type Eruption
A supernova impostor from a massive star.