Empty Space May Not Be Empty After All: Magnetar Reveals a Bizarre Quantum Effect
A Swinburne astronomer may have just confirmed one of the quirkiest aspects of quantum mechanics: that seemingly empty…
Fermi Identifies Hidden Engine behind Superluminous Supernovae
New gamma-ray observations from NASA’s Fermi Space Telescope suggest ultra-magnetic neutron stars called magnetars could be fueling superluminous…
Newborn magnetar offers rare evidence of Einstein’s relativity in a stellar explosion
The light did not fade the way it was supposed to. After blazing into view about a billion…
A pulsar rotating 122 times per second could be present at the heart of the Milky Way
ⓘ NidhiYashwanth – Pixabay An artist’s illustration showing a pulsar. After conducting research, astronomers would have discovered a…