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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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Wonder Fungi
Lobster fishermen in a small boat with dry coastal bluffs in the background.

The Spillover Effect

When the Rains Come

A COVID-19 Shot in the Arm

Quantum Optimization
An artist’s interpretation of a quasar and the black hole at its center.

A Most Distant Signal

Extreme Fire Weather

Royal Recognition

Enlightening Dark Ions

Seafood Strategies
Shasta Dam

Power, Water and Climate

Recognizing Innovation
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