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fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago
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Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae

Frame-dragging from rapidly spinning magnetars explains the irregular light patterns observed in superluminous supernovae, resolving a long-standing discrepancy between theory and observations.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 weeks ago
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The universe's brightest supernovae are turbocharged by newborn magnetars

Superluminous supernovae are powered by newly formed magnetars—highly magnetized, rapidly spinning neutron stars that emit intense radiation, marking the first direct observation of a magnetar's birth.
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fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae

Frame-dragging from rapidly spinning magnetars explains the irregular light patterns observed in superluminous supernovae, resolving a long-standing discrepancy between theory and observations.
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fromNature
3 weeks ago

This supernova is too bright - now astronomers might know why

Superluminous supervnovae are 10 to 100 times brighter than expected, and while different theories exist, no-one is quite sure how that's possible. Now the wobbling signal from one of these super bright explosions has provided a possible answer.
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