One of the brightest explosions in our galaxy may have produced more heavy elements than expected. The gamma-ray burst from a ...

Artist's impression of a magnetar. Magnetars are the cosmic objects with the strongest magnetic fields ever measured in the Universe.

The freaky phenomenon, known as a cannibal coronal mass ejection (CME), occurred after two solar eruptions decided to merge mid-flight, forming one massive, magnetic monster that socked Earth’s ...