New UNLV-led research is helping to unravel clues to a cosmic mystery that has eluded scientists for decades. Cataclysmic ...

How does a black hole generate a magnetic field and how can it be measured and visualized? Alan CroftSeattle, Washington As ...

Astronomers have identified the birth of a magnetar, a hyper-magnetized neutron star, by detecting a subtle warping of ...

An illustration of two stellar-mass black holes merging in the accretion disk of an active galactic nucleus. (Shu-Rui Zhang) ...

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.

New research suggests that the highly magnetized remnants of stars are responsible for powering some of the universe’s most ...

Their formation has been an object of debate, but new observations confirm the lead hypothesis: they are the product of ...

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

Some supernovas are even brighter than the normal ones, 10 to 100 times more luminous, called superluminous supernovas.

In December 2024, astronomers watched a star around 25 times the mass of our sun die in a blaze of glory. Located one billion ...

Researchers say the "powerful engine" behind superluminous exploding stars had been hidden for years — until a "chirp" from the cosmos helped confirm their link.

Astronomers have for the first time seen the birth of a magnetar—a highly magnetized, spinning neutron star—and confirmed that it's the power source behind some of the brightest exploding stars in the ...