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NASA Discovers Source of Supercharged Supernovae

Updated 2026-05-20 13:20 UTC 1 source Neutral

An international team using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has identified a supermagnetized neutron star as the power source behind an unusually luminous supernova.

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An international team studying data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope concludes the mission detected a rare, unusually luminous supernova. The researchers say it likely received its power-up from a supermagnetized neutron star born in the stellar collapse that triggered the explosion. The
2026-05-20 12:55 UTC
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