Stuart Talbott: Mysterious Magnetar Mystifies Scientists | Thunderbolts
Evidence of the obvious—the extreme magnetism of magnetars show that electric currents drive the observed phenomena of these mysterious objects. In 2003, Magnetar XTE J1810-179 was discovered emitting chaotic radio waves that didn’t match any astrophysical model. In 2008, it just stopped and literally vanished from view. A decade later,…






