Astronomers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have employed the Lijiang 2.4-m telescope to perform optical photometric and spectroscopic observations of a core-collapse Type IIP supernova ...
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Astronomers witness the birth of a magnetar for the first time, confirming a 16-year-old theory
For the first time, a team of astronomers has caught a glimpse of a magnetar birth within the collapsing core of an extraordinarily bright supernova. Magnetars are a breed of neutron stars with an ...
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Astronomers witness colossal supernova explosion create one of the most magnetic stars in the universe for the first time
Astronomers have discovered that the birth of neutron stars with magnetic fields trillions of times stronger than Earth's ...
Astronomers have discovered a strange new signal coming from an exploding star — a “chirp” that speeds up over time, similar to the signals seen when black holes collide. The unusual pattern appeared ...
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