magnetars
A Fast Radio Burst Took 8 Billion Years to Reach Us
A newly discovered fast radio burst (FRB) absolutely smashed the record for the most distant ever discovered. The burst was…
Magnetars are Extreme in Every Way, Even Their Volcanoes
In a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, an international team of researchers led by NASA and The George Washington…
A new Hubble Image Reveals a Shredded Star in a Nearby Galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope, to which we owe our current estimates for the age of the universe and the first…
A new Record for the Strongest Magnetic Field Seen in the Universe: 1.6 Billion Tesla
A team of astronomers using the Chinese Insight-HXMT x-ray telescope have made a direct measurement of the strongest magnetic field…
A Rare Repeating Fast Radio Burst Gives Astronomers a Chance to Study These Mysterious Objects
An international team has come up with a new explanation for Fast Radio Bursts based on their study of a…
A Pulsar has Been Found Turning so Slowly Astronomers Didn't Even Think it was Possible: Once Every 76 Seconds
Using the MeerKAT array, an international team of astronomers has detected a new class of radio-emitting neutron star!
Astronomers Detect the Closest Fast Radio Burst Ever Seen
An international team of astronomers has detected the closest repeating Fast Radio Burst to date, which is providing new insights…
Astronomers Discover a Mysterious Star That Flashes Every 20 Minutes. But What is it?
An ultra-long period object might be a magnetar, but it could also be a type of object we've never seen.
Astronomy Jargon 101: Magnetars
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! Hang on to your magnetic hats,…
Hubble Has Tracked Down the Source of 5 Different Fast Radio Bursts
In a new survey, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have managed to pinpoint the location of several Fast Radio…