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A dead star's tremor punched Earth.
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• Footage courtesy: Wile-E-Coyote — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjrutcDrEw8

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00:00A dead star's tremor punched Earth from across the galaxy.
00:04The magnetar SGR 1806-20 suffered a massive crust fracture,
00:10releasing unimaginable energy.
00:12This colossal flash of radiation ionized Earth's upper atmosphere
00:1750,000 light-years away.
00:20That invisible cosmic shockwave proved even empty space cannot protect us.
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