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fromArs Technica
2 months 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.
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2 months 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 months 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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fromMail Online
2 months ago

Astronomers watch the birth of a magnetar for the first time

Astronomers observed the birth of a magnetar, an extremely dense neutron star with the universe's most powerful magnetic fields, through a superluminous supernova's unusual flickering light pattern over 200 days.
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fromMail Online
9 months ago

Scientists discover origin of mysterious signal sent to Earth

A very bright fast radio burst, FRB 20250316A, originated in nearby galaxy NGC 4141 and may be linked to a faint infrared source called NIR-1.
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