HD 45166 is believed to have the strongest magnetic field ever found in a massive star. Credit: ESO / L. Calçada illustration Astronomers have been studying a weird old star in deep space that is ...

Visible without a telescope, γ Cassiopeiae has stood out for decades because it behaves unlike an ordinary massive star. Its ...

In the vastness of the known universe, few things are more wondrous than a magnetar. These stars are deceptively pint-sized; they squeeze multiple suns’ worth of mass into an orb no bigger than a city ...

Astronomers detect X-ray pulses from a dying star, revealing a spinning magnetic white dwarf that powers jets in a distant ...

(CNN) — Magnetars are among the most bizarre and mysterious objects in the universe, packing in trillions of times more magnetic pull than the Earth or any magnet developed by humans. (CNN) — ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Magnetars can produce some of the most energetic bursts of ...

When the roiling nuclear fusion inside of a star begins to die — gravity crushing into the star’s waning fuel-store of hydrogen atoms, fusing them into heavier helium nuclei — the universe usually ...

Magnetars are some of the most extreme objects we know about, with magnetic fields so strong that chemistry becomes impossible in their vicinity. They’re neutron stars with a superfluid interior that ...

Astronomers have discovered a new type of star, and it appears to be a major clue in solving a long-standing cosmic mystery. This massive helium star has an ultra-strong magnetic field, meaning it ...

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