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 supernovae, a rare class of stellar explosions with peak luminosities 10-100 times greater than those of standard core-collapse supernovae.
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