I have the power!

in the late evening on Thursday, the 3rd of March 2005 by Chad

From Sky and Telescope - The Brightest Blast:

Magnetars are neutron stars with magnetic fields so powerful that they could kill a person from 1,000 kilometers away by warping the atoms in living flesh. Magnetars can also unleash powerful flares that could kill at much larger distances.

That just sounds so incredibly cool… Makes a great new evil superpower.
“I have so much power I can warp your atoms from 1000 miles away! And don’t make me use my super-flare on your ass!”