Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Magnetars are among the most bizarre and mysterious objects in the universe, packing in trillions of times more magnetic pull than ...

If a magnetar flew within 100,000 miles of Earth, the exotic object's intense magnetic field would destroy the data on every credit card on our planet. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have discovered that bizarre cosmic phenomena known as fast radio bursts are more likely to occur in huge ...

Magnetars are the strongest magnets in the Universe. These super-dense dead stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields can be found all over our galaxy but astronomers don't know exactly how they form.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have uncovered a "universal law" that applies to certain ...

Space Hubble images taken 25 years apart show big changes in the iconic Crab Nebula —‬ Space photo of the week ...

Roughly 11.5 million years ago in a galaxy not too far away, a starquake cracked the surface of a small and violent stellar corpse. This rupture caused an enormous flare that sent X-rays and gamma ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

After a decade of silence, one of the most powerful magnets in the universe suddenly burst back to life in late 2018. The reawakening of this “magnetar”, a city-sized star named XTE J1810-197 born ...

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After a decade of silence, one of the most powerful magnets in the universe suddenly burst back to life in late 2018. The reawakening of this “magnetar”, a city-sized star named XTE J1810-197 born ...