Astronomers say the extreme magnetic field of Magnetar SGR 0501+4516 could ‘rip apart every atom inside the body’ ...

Called a "zombie star," the object—properly known as SGR 0501+4516—is moving through the Milky Way at over 110,000 miles per ...

Astronomers found a fast-moving 'zombie star' in the Milky Way. This magnetar, named SGR 0501+4516, has a strong magnetic ...

A team of astronomers and astrophysicists at the Chinese Academy of Science's National Astronomical Observatories has found ...

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Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...

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Astronomers have confirmed a wandering black hole, about seven times the mass of the Sun, 5,000 light-years from Earth.