A magnetar at the heart of our Milky Way
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Radio astronomers use pulsar with strong magnetic field to investigate supermassive black hole.
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A rare, mysterious radio source is stumping astronomers
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Mysterious radio burst came from group of galaxies in distant
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VLBA Makes First Direct Distance Measurement to Magnetar
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Magnetar - Wikipedia
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ESA - X-ray satellites catch magnetar in gigantic stellar 'hiccup
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Not Long Ago, the Center of the Milky Way Exploded – Cataclysmic
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What Is The Milky Way?
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The Oldest and Youngest Stars in Our Galaxy – StarMapJewelry
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Weird signal' hails from the Milky Way. What's causing it?
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NASA SVS
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Magnetar Mysteries in our Galaxy and Beyond
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Black Hole at Center of Milky Way Is Unpredictable and Chaotic
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A magnetar's flare just helped unlock the secrets of these strange
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ESA - Supernova leaves behind mysterious object