Record-breaking X-ray flash may signal the birth of a magnetar
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Astronomers found strong evidence that some fast X-ray transients arise when two neutron stars merge and form a magnetar. One record-setting flash remained visible for nearly 10 minutes, suggesting these events could offer a new way to detect extreme cosmic mergers.
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