The Quote of the Day by Albert Einstein, “Man invented the atomic bomb but no mouse in the world would ever build a mousetrap,” reflects on the contradiction of human intelligence. The physicist used ...

The light did not fade the way it was supposed to. After blazing into view about a billion light-years from Earth, the supernova known as SN 2024afav settled into something stranger. Its brightness ...

Astronomers have discovered that the birth of neutron stars with magnetic fields trillions of times stronger than Earth's magnetosphere is the "magic trick" behind superbright supernovas.

Astronomers have for the first time observed the birth of a magnetar, a highly magnetized, rapidly spinning neutron star, directly linked to some of the universe’s brightest exploding stars. This ...

A new three-volume study explores how quantum physics, gravitation and cosmology may be understood within a unified ...

The mystery of superluminous supernovae has finally been solved, as researchers have conclusively linked these cosmic phenomena to magnetars.

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

In December 2024, astronomers watched a star around 25 times the mass of our sun die in a blaze of glory. Located one billion light-years from Earth, SN 2024afav was a prime example of a superluminous ...

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

A UC Santa Barbara graduate student alongside a local nonprofit research group have advanced the frontiers of physics while ...

The magnum opus of particle physics is far from complete, requiring physicists to devise many alternatives—some weirder than ...

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 ...