New Insights Into Magnetar Explosions

Some of the most extreme objects that we know of in the Universe are magnetars. These are small neutron stars with insanely powerful magnetic fields – they could erase your credit cards from millions of kilometres away. They occasionally have outbursts, blasting out radiation visible from across the galaxy. Now researchers think they have a better handle on where these outbursts are coming from. What’s causing them? That’s still a mystery.
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