*An exceptionally bright flare from SGR 1806–20 and the origins of short-duration big gamma-ray bursts, 2005-04-28 (Nature)* Huge 'star-quake' rocks Milky Way, 2005-02-18, (BBC News Online)*Brightest galactic flash ever detected hits Earth 2005-02-18 (space.com)*[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/02/19/1108709484471.html?from=top5] 2005-02-20 (The Age) Registration required.
==References==* SIMBAD==External links==*Anniversary of a Cosmic Blast (Phil Plait Dec. 27, 2012)*An exceptionally bright flare from SGR 1806-20 and the origins of short-duration big gamma-ray bursts, 2005-04-28 (Nature)* Huge 'star-quake' rocks Milky Way, 2005-02-18, (BBC News Online)*Brightest galactic flash ever detected hits Earth 2005-02-18 (space.com)*[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/02/19/1108709484471.html?from=top5] 2005-02-20 (The Age) Registration required.