Giant Gamma-Ray Eruption Bursts From Nearby Magnetar

The Sculptor galaxy, NGC 253. Analyses of a burst of γ-ray emissions from this galaxy suggest that they were produced by a giant flare from a magnetar, a highly magnetized stellar remnant. Dylan O’Donnell

Our universe is not as peaceful as what we see in the night sky. Eruptions or catastrophes can happen anywhere at any second.

This time, astronomers may have detected a giant gamma-ray flare from a nearby magnetar.