Starquake may refer to: Starquake (astrophysics), a phenomenon when the crust of a neutron star undergoes a sudden adjustment Starquake (novel), a 1989 novel by Robert L. Forward Starquake (video game), a 1985 computer game

A starquake is an astrophysical phenomenon that occurs when the crust of a neutron star undergoes a sudden adjustment, analogous to an earthquake on Earth. [15] Starquakes are thought to result from two different mechanisms.

2016年1月11日 · A starquake is vaguely similar to an earthquake but occurs on a magnetar, a mysterious type of star that is extremely dense and magnetic. To date, scientists have only identified 23 magnetars, and recorded three starquakes: one each in 1979, 1998 and 2004.

2005年7月18日 · The biggest starquake ever recorded resulted in oscillations in the X-ray emission from the shaking neutron star.

2025年3月24日 · The short answer: No, unless we’re very, very unlucky. Neutron stars are generally far away from Earth. The closest known neutron star is about 400 light-years away—a safe distance. However, if a massive starquake occurred on a magnetar very close to Earth (within about 10 light-years), the gamma-ray radiation could be devastating.

2024年4月30日 · Starquakes are seismic events that occur on stars, similar to earthquakes on Earth. These events are caused by the release of energy stored in the star’s interior, leading to vibrations and disturbances on the star’s surface.

2021年4月8日 · Nature's most magnetic objects, ripped apart in starquakes, can unleash powerful flashes of light. Plasma bursts from a magnetar starquake in this artist's conception, an …

2022年6月15日 · Starquakes are cosmic activities occurring in stellar bodies, particularly neutron stars, that abruptly change their composition and structure. In a new European Space Agency …

2022年6月15日 · Stars are experiencing events similar to earthquakes like we have on Earth. The 'starquakes' also known as non-radial oscillations have been observed on nearly two billion stars in the Milky Way....

2021年10月2日 · What is a starquake? Well, from what we know so far, a starquake happens on magnetars which is a type of neutron star that has the strongest magnetic fields in the universe.