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Magnetars, short for “magnetic stars,” are ultra-dense corpses of dead stars surrounded by intense magnetic fields. And according to new research, magnetars also appear to be the cause of at least ...

Alexander Stefanescu received notice that NASA’s Swift satellite detected a brief outburst of high-energy radiation. After observing the location of this outburst, they quickly discovered they had not ...

Magnetars are neutron stars characterized by some of the most powerful magnetic fields in the Universe, as well as their intense X-ray and gamma-ray emissions and outbursts. An international team of ...

Bryan Gaensler receives funding from the Australian Research Council and from the New South Wales State Government's Science Leveraging Fund. Tanya Hill does not work for, consult, own shares in or ...

Magnetars are the highly magnetic corpses of massive stars. Recent observations show magnetars cause the mysterious Fast Radio Burst signals that astronomers have detected for more than a decade.