Astronomers have detected strange "wobbles" in the light curve of a super bright supernova, hinting that a magnetar was born inside the extreme stellar explosion.

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.

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

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

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It's a new window into the first star explosions.

With the help of an extremely powerful telescope deep underground in Japan, astronomers may be able to catch a glimpse of ...

In a stroke of luck, astronomers saw the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) break into four or five fragments in November after it passed close to the sun.

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details in a bizarre nebula that looks like a brain floating in space. Formed ...