In the vastness of the universe, there are many awe-inspiring objects, but few are as terrifying as magnetars. These cosmic ...

Astronomers have used the Hubble and Gaia telescopes to study the surroundings of SGR 0501+4516, a type of neutron star known as a magnetar.

"If a human got within 600 miles, the magnetar would become a proverbial sci-fi death-ray, ripping apart every atom inside the body." However, the undead star is not expected to get anywhere near ...

The neutron star simulated in this study reproduces the observational characteristics of the so-called weak-field magnetars discovered in 2010.

On magnetars these starquakes produce very short bursts of X-rays. Just like on Earth, you (have) periods where a given star is particularly active, producing hundreds or thousands of flares in a ...

This had to mean one of two things: That SGR 0501+4516 was older than its estimated 20,000-year age, or that it formed without the help of a supernova. According to NASA, magnetars can form when ...

Deep in the galactic plane of the Milky Way, within a region of stars shrouded in gas and dust, one star is behaving like no other that has ever been observed before. Stars can be as mysterious as ...

Bumpy Superluminous Supernovae Powered by a Magnetar–Star Binary Engine Journal: The Astrophysical Journal Letters Published: 2024-07-30 DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad63a8 Affiliations: 8 Authors: 7 ...

On magnetars these starquakes produce very short bursts of X-rays. Just like on Earth, you (have) periods where a given star is particularly active, producing hundreds or thousands of flares in a ...