05/29/2013 12:00 AM EDT
Astronomers
using NASA's Swift X-ray Telescope have observed a spinning neutron
star suddenly slowing down, yielding clues they can use to understand
these extremely dense objects.
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Magnetar SGR 0418
05/23/2013 12:00 AM EDT
Chandra
views magnetar SGR 0418, a type of neutron star with a relatively slow
spin rate that generates occasional large blasts of X-rays.
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