A strange "chirping" signal from a distant supernova has revealed the birth of a magnetar, confirming that these incredibly magnetic neutron stars can power the universe's brightest stellar explosions ...
The Einstein Probe satellite recorded a violent X-ray flare on 2 July 2025, catching what researchers now describe as a white ...
A massive star goes supernova giving birth to a pair of neutron stars. The orbiting stars merge creating a kilonova. Credit: ...
When massive stars die, they unleash some of the most powerful explosions in the universe. Yet not all supernovae are created ...