Magnetars And Gamma Ray Bursts

How magnetic fields and photons synergistically produce the highest-energy flashes in the universe

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Almost a year ago, on April 15th 2020, a wave of gamma rays blasted through our solar system, having traveled 11.42 million light-years across space from a source in the Sculptor galaxy. In other words, an event that actually occurred 11.42 million…