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'Starquake' Cracks Star

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the real-rock-and-roll dept.

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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  1. Re:gamma ray bursts by Directrix1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Man slashdot must be about a lightyear away from this server as this article is from February.

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