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A decade of observations cast doubt on the typical magnetar origin story, at least as it relates to SGR 0501+4516.
"Magnetar birth rates and formation scenarios are among the most pressing questions in high-energy astrophysics." ...
Astronomers have identified a binary white dwarf system, located just 150 light-years from Earth, that is expected to end in ...
New three-dimensional (3D) models of objects in space have been released by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. These 3D models ...
Researchers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the magnetar called SGR 0501+4516 is traversing our galaxy ...
Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and triggered global biodiversity loss. A new study suggests that at least two o ...
Highly magnetic neutron star is wandering our Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have tracked ...
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a magnetar a supermagnetic neutron star speeding across our galaxy. Its name? SGR ...
Just 150 light-years from Earth, a team of astronomers has identified an exceptional binary system. These two stars, ...
At the bottom of the ocean, evidence of what researchers are calling a “supernova graveyard” has been discovered. But what ...
Astronomers are closely monitoring the binary star system T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), anticipating a rare nova eruption that ...