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Rice University: Volcano-Like Rupture Could Have Caused Magnetar Slowdown
January 28, 2023
HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release:

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Star's sudden 2020 slowdown allows for test of 'anti-glitch' theory

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On Oct. 5, 2020, the rapidly rotating corpse of a long-dead star about 30,000 light years from Earth changed speeds. In a cosmic instant, its spinning slowed. And a few days later, it abruptly started emitting radio waves.

Thanks to timely measurements . . .

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