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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 hours ago

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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fromNature
21 hours ago

This supernova is too bright - now astronomers might know why

Superluminous supernovae are 10 to 100 times brighter than expected, and a wobbling signal from one explosion may explain how this extreme brightness occurs.
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