Lense–Thirring precessing magnetar engine drives a superluminous supernova - Nature

Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10151-0Observations of a nearby type I superluminous supernova showing oscillating light-curve bumps provide evidence of a centrally ...

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Lense–Thirring precessing magnetar engine drives a superluminous supernova - Nature

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Nature, Published online: 11 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10151-0Observations of a nearby type I superluminous supernova showing oscillating light-curve bumps provide evidence of a centrally located magnetar in the wake of the explosion, surrounded by an infalling accretion disk undergoing Lense–Thirring precession.