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A visualization of a magnetar with tilted accretion disk and energetic polar jets.
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Joseph Farah and Curtis McCully of LCO
A spinning magnetar twists space-time itself, causing the disk of material around it to wobble and produce the ultra-bright flashes of this peculiar kind of supernova.

UCSB researcher bridges the worlds of general relativity and supernova astrophysics

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The Science of Tsunamis
Riparian community woodlands along the lower Tuolumne River near Merced, California. The dry grassland in the background indicates the semi-arid conditions and drought environment.

Biodiversity Imperiled
A depiction of an ion trap holding a detectable “bright” radium ion and co-trapped “dark” radioactive molecule.

A Rewarding Endeavor

Subterranean Investigations

Making Waves

Hippos and Anthrax
Scuba divers work on a cage

The Long View

A Frozen Leap Forward

Mapping a Successful Recovery

Prized Protection

‘A New Era of Computing’
Kristin Morell

An Academic Role Model
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