In 2004, astronomers witnessed a cosmic event of unparalleled ferocity: a starquake. This cataclysmic upheaval occurred on the surface of a neutron star named SGR 1806-20, located a staggering 50,000 light-years away. The sheer power of this starquake is almost incomprehensible. In a fraction of a second, it unleashed energy equivalent to what our Sun radiates over 150,000 … [Read more...] about A Near Miss: The Starquake That Could Have Ended Us