A rapidly spinning neutron star with an incredibly powerful magnetic field "glitched" when it destroyed a space rock, a new study suggests.
The neutron star SGR 1935+2154, which is located an estimated 30,000 light-years away near the center of the Milky Way, appeared to "glitch" by very briefly changing its rational speed after an asteroid was pulled in by its gravity and ripped apart. The glitch consisted of the star changing its rotational speed while also releasing a fast radio burst (FRB), a powerful blast of radio waves.
