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NASA's Fermi glimpses power source of supercharged supernovae

LSU researchers helped uncover what may be the first clear detection of gamma rays from a superluminous supernova, using data from NASA's…

Source Phys.org AI Summary Updated May 20, 2026

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LSU researchers helped uncover what may be the first clear detection of gamma rays from a superluminous supernova, using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope—a breakthrough that offers new insight into the powerful magnetars believed to drive some of the universe's brightest stellar explosions.

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