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.
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Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope, Gamma Rays, Goddard Space Flight Center, Magnetars, Neutron Stars, Stars, Supernovae, The Universe
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May 20, 2026
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