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transient

[tran-shuhnt, -zhuhnt, -zee-uhnt] / ˈtræn ʃənt, -ʒənt, -zi ənt /


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It was also tracked by the Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey, another NSF-funded Caltech project.

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025

It requested automated follow-up observations for SN 2023tyk and by 7 October had reported the confirmed and classified supernova to the Transient Name Server, a clearinghouse for astronomers.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 18, 2023

It was picked up by the Zwicky Transient Facility at Caltech.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2023

Janus was spotted using the Zwicky Transient Facility at Caltech's Palomar Observatory near San Diego, with subsequent observations made by other ground-based telescopes.

From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2023

S: And if they see a miracle they turn aside and say: Transient magic.

From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Ali, Abdullah Yusuf




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