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- Kyoto University Researchers Discover Magnetic Fields Can Reverse Spin in Dying Stars Before Supernova Explosions
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Innovations in Space
Astronomers have identified a "missing rule" in stellar evolution where magnetic fields can transport angular momentum inward, causing layers of a dying massive star to speed up ra...
- UC Berkeley Theory Confirmed as Astronomers Witness Birth of Magnetar Powering Superluminous Supernova
Published: Mar 13, 2026
Section: Innovations in Space
Sixteen years after it was first theorized at UC Berkeley, researchers have found "smoking gun" evidence that magnetars are the engines behind the universe's brightest explosions....
- UC Santa Barbara Researchers Detect First Cosmic "Chirp" Confirming General Relativity in Superluminous Supernova
Published: Mar 13, 2026
Section: Innovations in Space
Astronomers have discovered that a superluminous supernova, SN 2024afav, displays a periodic "chirp" signal caused by space-time twisting around a dying star. This observation prov...
- Supercomputing Breakthrough Resolves Centuries-Old Fluid Dynamics Mystery Governing Everything From Raindrops to Supernova Ejecta
Published: Mar 13, 2026
Section: Innovations in Space
Researchers from OIST and the University of Turin have successfully simulated the complex interactions of 100,000 particles within fluid systems, revealing the fundamental mechanic...
- Winter Constellation Orion Dominates Southern February Sky Featuring the Red Supergiant Star Betelgeuse
Published: Feb 28, 2026
Section: Research
On the evening of February 28, the constellation Orion appears upright in the southern sky shortly after sunset. Observers can identify the aging red supergiant Betelgeuse at the H...