Behold the Magnetar, nature’s ultimate superweapon - Ars Technica

Their magnetic fields—the strongest we've observed—could melt you from 1,000 km away.

Enlarge/ Artist's conception of a magnetar. 25 with 21 posters participating If you think black holes are the scariest things in the Universe, I have something to share with you. There are balls o… [+3925 chars]

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