Dossier
SN 2017egm
Coverage of SN 2017egm in the Nexus archive.
- NASA’s Fermi telescope reveals the power source behind monster supernovae
NASA’s Fermi telescope detected a gamma-ray signal from the superluminous supernova SN 2017egm, which is believed to be powered by a rapidly spinning magnetar. The discovery may explain why some supernovae become extraordinarily bright.