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 ...
When massive stars die, they unleash some of the most powerful explosions in the universe. Yet not all supernovae are created ...
A massive star goes supernova giving birth to a pair of neutron stars. The orbiting stars merge creating a kilonova. Credit: ...