Unusual X-ray Flash in Large Magellanic Cloud Puzzles Astronomers

A brief yet intense X-ray flash, XRT 200515, was detected in NASA’s Chandra telescope data from 2000. The signal, originating from the Large Magellanic Cloud, has left scientists debating its cause. Possible explanations include a neutron star pulling in gas from a companion star or a powerful flare from a distant magnetar. Researchers also speculate it could represen…

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