New Type Of Star Discovered Which Is Likely To Become A Magnetar
A "massive magnetic helium" star has been discovered by astronomers using multiple telescope. It is "likely to become a magnetar," according to the European Southern Observatory. Credit: ESO
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New type of star has been discovered! 'Likely to become a magnetar'
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Astronomers report first detection of ultrabright radio flashes in our own galaxy, MIT News
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New type of star may hold clues to the origin of magnetars
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Mysterious spinning neutron star detected in the Milky Way proves to be an extremely rare discovery - OzGrav
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Milky Way discovery as astronomers uncover 'spooky' spinning object unlike anything seen before, Science & Tech News
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Epic Crash of Neutron Stars Creates 'Hypermassive Magnetar
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Nature's most magnetic objects, ripped apart in starquakes, can unleash powerful flashes of light, Science
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Super-bright stellar explosion is likely a dying star giving birth to a black hole or neutron star, MIT News
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Scientists discovered a strange neutron star that rotates extremely slowly
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Scientists Have Found a Magnetar In Our Cosmic Backyard
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