Discovery puts new spin on universe's strongest magnets
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Strange fast-spinning stars called magnetars get their names from the fact that they are the universe's most powerful magnets and unleash massive amounts of radiation. But now scientists have found that some magnetars can release mighty explosions without needing giant magnetic fields as previously thought.
Strange fast-spinning stars called magnetars get their names from the fact that they are the universe's most powerful magnets and unleash massive amounts of radiation. But now scientists have found that some magnetars can release mighty explosions without needing giant magnetic fields as previously thought.
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South African Telescopes contribute to discovery of a new white dwarf pulsar - South African Radio Astronomy Observatory - SARAO
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An approximately 14 million year old pulsar star that is the slowest- spinning of its kind ever identified has been discovered by a Ph.D. student from The University of Manchester : r/space
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