Transient class · Gamma / X-rays
Magnetar Flare
Sudden, intense bursts of gamma and X-rays from magnetars — neutron stars with the strongest magnetic fields known. Their giant flares are so bright they can be detected across the galaxy, and are now linked to some fast radio bursts.
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Knowledge connections
- Associated withGamma-ray
- Associated withX-ray
- Associated withMagnetar
- Associated withThe Magnetar Magnetic Field
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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