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Astronomers just caught the first-ever birth of a magnetar, one of the most magnetic objects in the universe, solving a mystery that's puzzled scientists for two decades. The discovery confirms that these cosmic powerhouses form during ultra-bright supernova explosions.
Astronomers just witnessed something no one has ever seen before: the birth of a magnetar, one of the universe's most extreme objects. The discovery proves Einstein was right about space-time and reveals how the brightest explosions in the cosmos actually work.
A mysterious cosmic flash just revealed it has a companion star. This discovery rewrites what we know about where the universe's most powerful radio signals come from.