Magnetars are among the most bizarre and mysterious objects in the universe, packing in trillions of times more magnetic pull than the Earth or any magnet developed by humans. Scientists are still ...

Astronomers have spotted what is perhaps the most powerful supernova ever discovered, in a distant galaxy billions of light-years away. Dubbed ASASSN-15lh, it’s a cosmic explosion about 200 times more ...

Long-duration gamma-ray bursts flash across the universe to signal the collapse of a massive star, but this collapsar model predicts either a neutron star or a black hole is left behind. New ...

NASA's Hubble Telescope sees a flash of light 10 times brighter than expected... what was it? Perhaps the birth of a magnetar. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one ...

How do magnetars get so magnetic? A study of stellar explosions shows that the long-accepted theory might be wrong. Magnetars have long been an astrophysical mystery. These compact hunks of nuclear ...

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A gamma-ray burst is an immensely powerful blast of high-energy light thought to be generated by a collapsing star in a distant galaxy, but what this collapse leaves behind has been a matter of debate ...