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How stars die: Astronomers detect magnetic fingerprint of a cosmic explosion for the first time


U of A researchers using the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array radio telescope revealed polarized light and a powerful magnetic environment in a gamma-ray burst afterglow, offering new clues about how the universe's most massive stars end their lives.

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