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Scientists have discovered a dead magnetar star that appears to have a frozen, crusty outer shell — and no atmosphere, to boot.

Neutralizing

"This was completely unexpected."

Scientists Startled by Dead Star That Appears to Have a Solid Exterior

Astronomers are puzzled by a mysterious celestial object that is releasing massive bursts of energy at astonishingly regular 18 minute intervals.

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"It's in our galactic backyard."

Scientists Puzzled by "Spooky" Object Sending Radio Signals Every 18 Minutes From Deep Space

Scientists quickly set their sights on an unusual neutron star merger that had an explosion ten times more powerful than expected and created a magnetar.

Worlds Collide

Boom!

Scientists Are Pretty Sure They Just Saw Two Stars Crash Into Each Other

Scientists have presented new evidence that a magnetar within the Milky Way was the source of a strange fast radio burst recorded in April.

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It released an incredible amount of energy in just milliseconds — and we still don't know why.

Astronomers Pinpoint Source of Mysterious Radio Burst Signal

In late April, the international team observed a massively bright outburst of X-rays and radio waves. They traced it back to a magnetar in the Milky Way.

Shine So Bright

Well, that was surprising.

A Dead Star Gave Off Something Scientists Have Never Seen Before

For the first time, astronomers just detected a fast radio burst (FRB), mysterious millisecond-wave bursts of radio waves, within our own galaxy.

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