A Giant Cosmic Collision Just Created the Universe's Strongest Magnet!

Deep in space, two collapsed stars crashed into each other and lit up the night with a record-breaking flash of X-rays (a super-powerful type of light) that lasted for nearly ten minutes. Scientists believe this smash-up birthed a magnetar, which is a spinning star with a magnetic pull so strong it could wipe your credit card from thousands of miles away! Imagine what other wild secrets are waiting to be found in the dark corners of our galaxy.