Tuesday, 8 April 2014

Every galaxy should have one

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Every galaxy should have one
...and we've got our very own magnetar. A magnetar is a type of neutron star that has a relatively slow spin rate and that occasionally flares with large outpourings of X-rays.

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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory originally shared:

Learn about magnetars and find out what is exceptional about the one in our very own galaxy: http://www.chandra.si.edu/photo/2013/sgr0418/

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