A record-breaking X-ray flash may reveal the birth of a magnetar
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Astronomers detected a record-setting X-ray flash lasting nearly 10 minutes from a collision of two neutron stars on July 4, 2025, providing the first strong evidence that such mergers can produce extended X-ray emissions and potentially a magnetar—opening a new way to identify these extreme cosmic events.
The researchers present strong evidence for the magnetar formation; the interpretation is not yet universally confirmed.
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