The closest extreme magnetic dead star or magnetar to Earth suddenly burst back to life to give astronomers a sight of unexpected and unexplained phenomena that are unlike anything seen before.

One of the universe's most 'extreme' dead stars just sprang back to life unexpectedly

Source: space
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