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2. The article puts in in perspective pretty well

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 08:31 AM

Aug 2023

If a magnetar was the same distance from Earth as the Moon, it would erase all magnetic data, e.g. credit cards and OG hard drives.

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How a special type of neutron star, a magnatar (might) form [View all] Takket Aug 2023 OP

The article puts in in perspective pretty well sir pball Aug 2023 #2

i remember years ago reading about magnatars... Takket Aug 2023 #3

Oh, they'll do even worse than that sir pball Aug 2023 #4