Magnetar Art Still (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Magnetar Art Still

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This artist's rendering shows a magnetar outburst. A 2011 outburst of Swift J1834.9-0846 led to its discovery by NASA's Swift satellite.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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