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Magnetar Flare Explanation

The leading explanation for fast radio bursts: violent flares from magnetars, extremely magnetised neutron stars, directly confirmed as a real source by the 28 April 2020 detection from the Milky Way magnetar SGR 1935+2154.

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  • Fast Radio Burstsfirst identified 2007 in 2001 archival data

    Magnetar Flare Explanation attempts to explain Fast Radio Bursts — Directly confirmed as a real source by the 28 April 2020 detection from the Milky Way magnetar SGR 1935+2154, though not shown to account for every catalogued burst.

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