Starquake Cracks Star
Smile! The universe just took a photo of itself, producing the brighest explosion ever observed by man outside of the milky way.
geekroot’s dad writes “Space.com is reporting that a huge ‘starquake’ releasing as much energy as our sun does in 250,000 years, has cracked a nearby neutron star. The magnetar produced the brightest explosion ever seen by man outside of the milky way. Although it is 50,000 light-years away, the blast was so huge it temporarily blinded some satellites and briefly altered Earth’s upper atmosphere!”
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