X-ray satellites catch magnetar in gigantic stellar 'hiccup'

Astronomers using data from several X-ray satellites have caught a magnetar – the remnant of a massive star with an incredibly strong magnetic field – in a sort of giant cosmic blench.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news94914893.html">X-ray satellites catch magnetar in gigantic stellar 'hiccup'</a></p> <p>Astronomers using data from several X-ray satellites have caught a magnetar – the remnant of a massive star with an incredibly strong magnetic field – in a sort of giant cosmic blench.</p>