These fast spinning, magnetic neutron stars may power some of the brightest supernovae in the cosmos. The post For the first time, astronomers witnessed the birth of a ‘magnetar’ appeared first on Popular Science.
In December 2024, astronomers watched a star around 25 times the mass of our sun die in a blaze of glory. Located one billion light-years from Earth, SN 2024afav was a prime example of a superluminou… [+4659 chars]
