A magnetar can be born when two neutron stars touch
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"A magnetar can be born when two neutron stars touch" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Techno-Science, Around Prague, BBC Science Focus Magazine and Phys.org. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (4)
- 💥 Did We See the 10 Minutes Before the Birth of a Black Hole? Techno-Science · 17h ago
- Simulation Shows Two Neutron Stars Merging Into a Magnetar in Milliseconds Around Prague · 17h ago
- We might finally know what caused the strangest flash in the entire Universe BBC Science Focus Magazine · 17h ago
- A magnetar can be born when two neutron stars touch Phys.org · 17h ago
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