Astronomers Detect Strange “Chirp” From a Supernova, Revealing Hidden Physics

Spinning Magnetar Twists SpacetimeAstronomers studying a distant superluminous supernova uncovered a strange pattern hidden in its light: a rapidly accelerating “chirp.” For decades, astronomers have used distant supernova explosions as cosmic beacons to study fundamental physics and measure properties of the universe. While examining one such event, Joseph Farah, a fifth-year graduate student at UC Santa Barbara, noticed […] Read More

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