Astronomers have discovered that the birth of neutron stars with magnetic fields trillions of times stronger than Earth's magnetosphere is the "magic trick" behind superbright supernovas.

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

Betelgeuse, the red supergiant anchoring Orion’s left shoulder, will one day run out of fuel and collapse into a supernova ...

Astronomers have identified the first clear evidence of a magnetar forming during a superluminous supernova, offering new insight into some of the brightest explosions in the universe.

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

The discovery of a newborn magnetar inside a distant supernova helps explain why some stellar explosions shine far brighter ...

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Superluminous supernovas are the brightest stellar explosions in the universe. Astronomers may have found a mechanism that ...

Researchers say the "powerful engine" behind superluminous exploding stars had been hidden for years — until a "chirp" from the cosmos helped confirm their link.

Researchers found a magnetic star core acting as a high speed engine to power a record breaking luminous supernova.

Astronomers may have found an exciting new clue about dark energy—the mysterious force driving the universe’s accelerating expansion. They discovered an extraordinarily bright supernova from more than ...