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Shockwave of X-ray Starquake Enthralls Scientists
In this image, a highly-magnetized neutron star undergoes a "starquake," a violent seismic rearrangement of the neutron star's crust, creating a explosion of gamma-rays which can easily be seen from across the galaxy.
Credit: NASA
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Andrew Steiner, a postdoctoral researcher at the Michigan State University (MSU) National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab, studies the unusual nature of neutron stars.
Credit: Andrew Steiner
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