Channel: Science Magazine

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: fast radio burstsciencegamma raymagnetarsmagazineneutron starstarquake

Description: Recent eruptions have helped researchers better understand magnetars In 1979, a messenger arrived from deep space: Satellites detected a mysteriously short and powerful flash of gamma rays, the highest energy form of light. In the decades since, researchers have narrowed in on the origin of these bursts: magnetars, neutron stars with magnetic fields 1 trillion times stronger than refrigerator magnets. Watch to learn how these extreme stars form, and what scientists have discovered about their powerful eruptions. Read the feature: scim.ag/3xjKdkw