We saw one of the most powerful magnets in the Universe come to life – and our theories can’t quite explain it
- Written by: Marcus Lower, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CSIRO
Artist’s impression of a magnetar. Carl Knox, OzGrav/Swinburne University of TechnologyAfter a decade of silence, one of the most powerful magnets in the universe suddenly burst back to life in late 2018. The reawakening of this “magnetar”, a city-sized star named XTE J1810-197 born from a supernova explosion, was an incredibly...
