Swift: Neutron Stars

Released Thursday, November 13th, 2014
Updated Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 at 12:00AM

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$On April 15, 2020, a wave of X-rays and gamma rays lasting only a fraction of a second triggered detectors on NASA and European spacecraft. The event was a giant flare from a magnetar, a type of city-sized stellar remnant that boasts the strongest magnetic fields known. Watch to learn more.Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight CenterMusic: "Collision Course-Alternative Version" from Universal Production MusicWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available.$
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NASA Missions Unveil Magnetar Eruptions in Nearby Galaxies
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NASA Missions Team Up to Study Unique Magnetar Outburst
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Doomed Neutron Stars Create Blast of Light and Gravitational Waves
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NASA's Swift Catches an Anti-glitch from a Neutron Star
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Fermi Finds Hints of Starquakes in Magnetar 'Storm'
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Neutron Star Merge
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When Neutron Stars Collide
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Neutron Stars Rip Each Other Apart to Form Black Hole
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A Flickering X-ray Candle
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Cosmic Explosion Second Only to the Sun in Brightness
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Soft Gamma-Ray Repeater Light Echoes Captured by Swift Satellite
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Vela Pulsar in Gamma Rays