Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Apr 20
A strange ‘chirp’ in a brilliant stellar blast points to a #magnetar
About a billion light-years away, an extraordinary stellar explosion lit up in the night sky. The blast, detected December 12, 2024, was some 30 times the brightness of a typical #supernova, putting it in a rare group of superluminous #supernovas. Now, #astronomers believe they know what made the explosion so bright — an extreme type of star called a magnetar.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/superluminous-supernova-magnetar
https://archive.ph/6SP5s
A strange ‘chirp’ in a brilliant stellar blast points to a magnetar

Superluminous supernovas are the brightest stellar explosions in the universe. Astronomers may have found a mechanism that can trigger these events.

Science News
Good News CommunityApr 2

🌌🔭 Mystery solved!

Astronomers have finally traced the source of powerful, unexplained X-rays bombarding Earth. They’re coming from a rare type of neutron star called a “magnetar” located thousands of light-years away.

This discovery helps explain one of the universe’s most energetic phenomena and gives us a clearer picture of the violent forces shaping our galaxy.

Read more: https://thedebrief.org/astronomers-identify-origin-of-mysterious-deep-space-x-rays-directed-toward-earth/

@goodnews

#Magnetar #SpaceMystery #AstronomyWin #GoodNews

Astronomers Identify Origin of Mysterious Deep-Space X-Rays Directed Toward Earth

Science, Tech and Defense for the Rebelliously Curious.

The Debrief
AidooMar 22

Observan en directo el nacimiento de un magnetar en la supernova superluminosa SN 2024fav, aclarando el origen de su brillo extremo con datos de +20 telescopios. https://aidoo.news/noticia/rEDJXx

#Espacio #Supernovas #Magnetar #Astrofisica #Telescopios

Acabamos de resolver uno de los grandes misterios de la astrofísica: el nacimiento del monstruo magnético más extremo del universo

Un equipo internacional observó por primera vez en directo el nacimiento de un magnetar dentro de la supernova superluminosa SN 2024fav, situada a unos 1.000 mi

Aidoo Noticias
AidooMar 22

Observan en directo el nacimiento de un magnetar en la supernova superluminosa SN 2024fav, aclarando el origen de su brillo extremo con datos de +20 telescopios. https://aidoo.news/noticia/rEDJXx

#Espacio #Supernovas #Magnetar #Astrofisica #Telescopios

Acabamos de resolver uno de los grandes misterios de la astrofísica: el nacimiento del monstruo magnético más extremo del universo

Un equipo internacional observó por primera vez en directo el nacimiento de un magnetar dentro de la supernova superluminosa SN 2024fav, situada a unos 1.000 mi

Aidoo Noticias
Moshville TimesMar 17
New post: New additions for Tynebound festival in Newcastle https://moshville.co.uk/news/tours/2026/03/new-additions-for-tynebound-festival-in-newcastle/ #Coscradh #Lychgate #Magnetar #Oakenthrone
Steven Saus [he/him]Mar 14

Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae

Frame-dragging may explain an odd pattern seen in the brightest supernovae.

Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/r57ms
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/magnetars-drag-spacetime-to-power-superluminous-supernovae/#astrophysics #general-relativity #magnetar #physics #science #supernova

AlcorNewsMar 14
Des astronomes voient naître un magnétar en direct à 1 milliard d’années-lumière. Rare, violent… et fascinant. L’Univers n’a rien de calme.
https://www.science-et-vie.com/ciel-et-espace/premiere-mondiale-des-astronomes-assistent-en-direct-a-la-formation-dun-magnetar-a-un-milliard-dannees-lumiere-230419.html
#Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #Magnetar #TransientSky #JWSTData
Première mondiale : des astronomes assistent en direct à la formation d'un magnétar à un milliard d'années-lumière

Découvrez comment la naissance d'un magnétar a été observée pour la première fois grâce à un signal cosmique.

Science et vie
Norbert_R 🦣🐘Mar 14

#SGU #TheSkepticsGuideToTheUniverse
The Skeptics Guide #1079 - Mar 14 2026

Back to #Basics: Fundamental #Attribution Error; News Items: Improved #Photosynthesis, Birth of a #Magnetar, US #Bioweapons Research, False #Health Information from #Chatbots; Your Questions and E-mails: #Consistency; Name That Logical #Fallacy; #Science or Fiction

Webseite der Episode: https://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu

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The Skeptics Guide to the Universe

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Umberto gaetaniMar 14

Gli astronomi hanno osservato la nascita di un magnetar, confermando il legame con alcune delle stelle esplosive più luminose dell'universo

#magnetar #supernove superluminose
@astronomia

Per la prima volta gli astronomi hanno osservato la nascita di una magnetar — una stella di neutroni altamente magnetizzata e in rapida rotazione — e hanno confermato che è la fonte di energia dietro alcune delle stelle esplosive più luminose del cosmo.

https://umbertogaetani.substack.com/p/gli-astronomi-hanno-osservato-la

Ars Technica NewsMar 13
Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae https://arstechni.ca/Q8qw #generalrelativity #astrophysics #supernova #magnetar #Science #Physics
Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae

Frame-dragging may explain an odd pattern seen in the brightest supernovae.

Ars Technica