GoKawiilWe thank L. Bildsten, O. Blaes, S. Wong, J. Delgado, C. Fragile and D. Kasen for helpful discussions. J.R.F. is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program under grant 2139319. This work makes use of data from the Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) global telescope network. The LCO group is supported by NSF grants AST-1911225 and AST-1911151. We respectfully acknowledge the profound cultural significance and enduring reverence of the summit of Haleakalā to the indigenous Hawaiian community and we are grateful for the opportunity to study the heavens from this mountain. This research was supported in part by grant NSF PHY-2309135 to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP). L.J.P. is supported by a grant from the NASA Astrophysics Theory Program (ATP-80NSSC22K0725). The Flatiron Institute is supported by the Simons Foundation. A.V.F. acknowledges financial support from the Christopher R. Redlich Fund and many other donors. This work is supported by the U.S. NSF under Cooperative Agreement PHY-2019786 (the NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions, http://iaifi.org/.) This work has made use of data from the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) project. The ATLAS project is primarily financed to search for near-Earth asteroids through NASA grants NN12AR55G, 80NSSC18K0284 and 80NSSC18K1575; by-products of the near-Earth object search include images and catalogues from the survey area. This work was partially financed by Kepler/K2 grant J1944/80NSSC19K0112 and HST GO-15889 and STFC grants ST/T000198/1 and ST/S006109/1. The ATLAS science products have been made possible through the contributions of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, the Queen’s University Belfast, the Space Telescope Science Institute, the South African Astronomical Observatory and the Millennium Institute of Astrophysics (MAS), Chile.
Lense–Thirring precessing magnetar engine drives a superluminous supernova
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This research uncovers how a precessing magnetar engine can power superluminous supernovae, offering new insights into the mechanisms behind these extraordinary cosmic events. The findings have implications for the development of advanced astrophysical models and may influence future observational strategies in the tech industry’s astronomical research tools. Understanding such phenomena enhances our ability to interpret cosmic signals, benefiting both scientific discovery and technological innovation.
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- Reveals the role of Lense–Thirring precession in powering superluminous supernovae
- Utilizes global telescope networks and advanced data analysis techniques
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