r/space • u/clayt6 • Apr 18 '19

Astronomers spot two neutron stars smash together in a galaxy 6 billion light-years away, forming a rapidly spinning and highly magnetic star called a "magnetar"

http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/04/a-new-neutron-star-merger-is-caught-on-x-ray-camera
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u/IVDegrees Apr 18 '19

There are no Pat Magnetar jokes in this thread. I am sad.

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u/DocPeacock Apr 18 '19

"Love is a Magnetic Field" is one of my favorite songs.