Science
Astronomers find signature of magnetar outbursts in nearby galaxies – UC Berkeley
Multiple spacecraft detect giant gamma-ray flare, allowing localization of the flare to a magnetar in a star-forming region in a nearby galaxy
An artists depiction of a hiccup in the magnetic field of a magnetar, a highly magnetized neutron star. The hiccup a reconnection between magnetic field lines produces a short gamma ray burst (magenta) and a stream of particles (bright blob) that generates a second burst of gamma rays when it runs into the stars bow shock. (Image courtesy of NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith, USRA/GESTAR)
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