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.

Astronomers have for the first time observed the birth of a magnetar, a highly magnetized, rapidly spinning neutron star, ...

"What's really exciting is that this is definitive evidence for a magnetar forming as the result of a superluminous supernova core collapse," explained Alex Filippenko, a UC Berkeley distinguished ...

The mystery of superluminous supernovae has finally been solved, as researchers have conclusively linked these cosmic phenomena to magnetars.

Astronomers have for the first time observed the birth of one of the most extreme objects in the universe: a magnetar packing the mass of about 500,000 Earths into a sphere only 12 miles wide. A ...

The newborn magnetar, a specific kind of neutron star, actually enhances the brightness of a supernova.

For many years, astronomers have relied on distant supernovae as cosmic beacons to study the universe and test the laws of physics. But while ...

A supernova, the explosive end of a massive star's life cycle, is among the brightest phenomena in the universe—typically ...

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

Astrophysicists have identified the cause behind a super-bright supernova in a galaxy a billion light-years away, linking its luminosity to a rapidly spinning magnetar and the twisting of space-time.

Astronomers have for the very first time watched the birth of a magnetar comprising the mass of 500,000 Earths squeezed inside a sphere measuring just 12 miles across.