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Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae
Frame-dragging may explain an odd pattern seen in the brightest supernovae. Some of the most extreme explosions in the universe […]
New evidence that some supernovae may be a “double detonation”
Skip to content It may be possible to blow up a white dwarf before it reaches a critical mass. Type […]
Ten cool science stories we almost missed
Skip to content Bronze Age combat, moral philosophy and Reddit’s AITA, Mondrian’s fractal tree, and seven other fascinating papers. There […]