Astronomers have discovered that the birth of neutron stars with magnetic fields trillions of times stronger than Earth's magnetosphere is the "magic trick" behind superbright supernovas.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this image taken from video, a SpaceX Super Heavy booster is seen exploding June 18 at a test site near the city of Starbase.

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