Newborn magnetar offers rare evidence of Einstein’s relativity in a stellar explosion

The light did not fade the way it was supposed to. After blazing into view about a billion light-years from Earth, the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Astronomers Witnessed the Birth of a Magnetar for the First Time. It Explains the Mysterious Flickering of an Ultra-Bright Supernova

New research suggests that the highly magnetized remnants of stars are responsible for powering some of the universe’s most brilliant supernova explosions ...