The hibernating stellar magnet: First optically active magnetar-candidate discovered

Astronomers have discovered a most bizarre celestial object that emitted 40 visible-light flashes before disappearing again. It is most likely to be a missing link in the family of neutron stars, the first case of an object with an amazingly powerful magnetic field that showed some brief, strong visible-light activity.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news141483335.html">The hibernating stellar magnet: First optically active magnetar-candidate discovered</a></p> <p>Astronomers have discovered a most bizarre celestial object that emitted 40 visible-light flashes before disappearing again. It is most likely to be a missing link in the family of neutron stars, the first case of an object with an amazingly powerful magnetic field that showed some brief, strong visible-light activity.</p>