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NASA’s Fermi telescope reveals the power source behind monster supernovae
NASA’s Fermi telescope detected a gamma-ray signal from the superluminous supernova SN 2017egm, which is believed to be powered by a rapidly spinning magnetar. The discovery may explain why some supernovae become extraordinarily bright.
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