Two new outbursts detected from the magnetar 1E 1048.1−5937
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 09:10
in Astronomy & Space
Using NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, astronomers have identified two new outbursts from the magnetar 1E 1048.1−5937. The newly detected events could shed more light on the nature of this source. The finding is detailed in a paper published January 17 on arXiv.org.