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J. I. Katz

1 articles · 0 co-authors · latest: 2026-01-08

Wobbly Magnetars: The Secret Behind Bizarre Radio Flashes

Brief powerful radio signals from space behave oddly: some repeat, others are one-offs. A new explanation: their source is misshapen magnetars. The star spins like a lopsided top, its radio beam flickering toward us, then vanishing for years. This same crookedness blocks the detection of gravitation
arXiv:2601.04953v3 · 2026-01-08