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Sebastian Gomez
February 14, 2019

Monster Magnetar Pinpointed as Trigger of Ultrabright Stellar Detonation

Sebastian Gomez
February 14, 2019

Read about the discovery of radio emission from an 8 year old superluminous supernova. This project was led by grad student Tarraneh Eftekhari.

Scientific American Article

Newer PostScientists Observe the Explosion of a Monster Star Requiring New Supernova Mechanism
Older PostAstronomers See Light Show Associated with Gravitational Waves

Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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