Record-Breaking Magnetar was There in the Data All Along
Astronomers found a rare long-period magnetar using MWA, and it turns out it's been observed but not identified over the past 33 years.
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Astronomers found a rare long-period magnetar using MWA, and it turns out it's been observed but not identified over the past 33 years.
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