The more information I read on the Aug. 27 Magnetar blast the more intriguing it becomes. Along with gamma rays, pure magnetic energy was also supposedly released. Could a magnetic pulse like this have any effect on iron asteroids or meteoroid dust? Tom Ashcraft -Additional information on magnetars or the Aug. 27 event is available on the internet at: http://www1.msfc.nasadot gov/NEWSROOM/ http://www.magnetars.com/