NASAβs Fermi Telescope Caught a Supernova Doing Something Never Seen Before
NASAβs Fermi telescope may have finally uncovered the magnetic powerhouse behind the universeβs brightest supernovae. An international team of astronomers analyzing observations from NASAβs Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has found what appears to be the first convincing detection of gamma rays from a rare type of extraordinarily bright stellar explosion known as a superluminous supernova. [...]