A Mysterious Supernova’s Cosmic ‘Chirp’ Points to the Birth of a Magnetar
A Blinding Blast Captured in Real Time (Image Credits: Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net) A team of astronomers monitored a distant stellar explosion for months and uncovered compelling evidence of a newborn magnetar powering its extraordinary brilliance.[1][2] A Blinding Blast Captured in Real Time On December 12, 2024, telescopes detected SN 2024afav, a superluminous supernova roughly a billion light-years ...












