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Cosmic Fireworks: Record-Breaking Space Flash Offers Rare Glimpse Into the Birth of a Magnetar
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Astronomers have captured a record-setting ten-minute X-ray glow from the collision of two neutron stars, providing strong evidence of a new magnetar's birth. This breakthrough discovery opens up an exciting new pathway for scientists to locate and study these rare, extreme cosmic mergers.
Astronomers have captured a record-setting ten-minute X-ray glow from the collision of two neutron stars, providing strong evidence of a new magnetar’s birth. This breakthrough discovery opens up an exciting new pathway for scientists to locate and study these rare, extreme cosmic mergers.