Elysia Macht · @ElysiaMacht
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"A newly discovered star may give us clues to magnetars, how they work"
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-star-clues-mysterious-magnetars.html
"A magnetar is a type of neutron star with an extremely powerful magnetic field. The magnetic-field decay powers the emission of high-energy electromagnetic radiation, particularly X-rays and gamma rays."
I'm ofc still on record for having said I want to be a neutron star when I grow up.
Corrado · @astrocorrus
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Setara Bot · @setara
1 followers · 222 posts · Server beratna.netAstronomers Find Strange Star Is a Powerful Magnet
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/astronomers-find-strange-star-is-a-powerful-magnet/
Astronomers have found a star that has a magnetic field rivaling the strongest magnet humans have ever built — and it might explain the origin of highly magnetic cinders known as magnetars. The post Astronomers Find Strange Star Is a Powerful Magnet appeared first on Sky & Telescope .
#Astronomy_&_Observing_News #Stellar_Science #Magnetars
#astronomy_ #stellar_science #magnetars
Paige 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈🔭📖🌹🌌 · @Paigethemiddleagedtransgirl
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Sue Stone · @knittingknots
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EarthSky | Magnetar slowed down by a volcano-like eruption?
https://earthsky.org/space/magnetar-slowed-down-magnetars-neutron-stars/
#magnetar_slowed #magnetars #neutron_stars #space
Archmonad of Saturn · @voidshaper
61 followers · 174 posts · Server universeodon.comOh yeah, cool little thing I read about #magnetars :
Up close, the magnetic field is strong enough to polarize the vacuum- as in, tear hard enough at space to create a virtual particle/anti-particle pair. Apparently this causes birefringence, ie refracting the light of the star depending on the direction you look at it.
Which is doubly fun, because the gravitational lensing is also strong enough that you can see the backside of the star from any vantage point.
IT News · @itnewsbot
2651 followers · 244179 posts · Server schleuss.onlineWhere 2022’s news was (mostly) good: Yhe year’s top science stories - Enlarge / The self-portrait of Webb's mirrors is also looking very shar... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1906983 #climatechange #webbtelescope #magnetars #science #covid #fauci #pants #mars #nasa #sls
#sls #nasa #mars #pants #fauci #covid #science #magnetars #webbtelescope #climatechange
Tech news from Canada · @TechNews
103 followers · 2153 posts · Server mastodon.roitsystems.caArs Technica: Where 2022’s news was (mostly) good: Yhe year’s top science stories https://arstechnica.com/?p=1906983 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #climatechange #Webbtelescope #magnetars #Science #science #Covid #fauci #pants #Mars #NASA #sls
#Tech #arstechnica #it #technology #climatechange #Webbtelescope #magnetars #science #covid #fauci #pants #mars #nasa #sls
CosmicRami · @CosmicRami
538 followers · 146 posts · Server aus.socialA new interesting paper on Magnetars ...
Polarised light, captured by the new IXPE space observatory has indicated that this particular object might have a solid surface, with no atmosphere and only an electromagnetic field surrounding it.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add0080
Reminds me of a recent paper in which three bright hot spots were said to 'migrate' on the surface of another magnetar, which could have been a result of crustal tectonics (!!!) or twisted magnetic field lines creating dynamic hotspots.
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ac4700
Magnetars are def. weirdos.
Ansgar Schmidt :verified: · @Ansi
370 followers · 1126 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Guide to Transient Astronomy https://astrobites.org/2022/10/30/guide-to-transient-astronomy/ #core-collapsesupernovae #superluminoussupernovae #supernovaprogenitors #tidaldisruptionevent #gravitationalwaves #type1asupernovae #typeiisupernovae #fastradiobursts #gamma-raybursts #radioastronomy #variablestars #whitedwarfs #supernovae #magnetars #gw170817 #kilonova #guides #novae #grbs #rrat #agn #frb #tde
#core #superluminoussupernovae #supernovaprogenitors #tidaldisruptionevent #type1asupernovae #typeiisupernovae #variablestars #radioastronomy #whitedwarfs #supernovae #magnetars #gw170817 #kilonova #guides #novae #grbs #rrat #agn #frb #tde #gravitationalwaves #fastradiobursts #gamma
Ansgar Schmidt :verified: · @Ansi
370 followers · 1128 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
A new Record for the Strongest Magnetic Field Seen in the Universe: 1.6 Billion Tesla https://www.universetoday.com/156722/a-new-record-for-the-strongest-magnetic-field-seen-in-the-universe-1-6-billion-tesla/ #neutronstar #magnetars
· @NetMassimo
93 followers · 1646 posts · Server mastodon.social#astronomy #Hubble #magnetars #FastRadioBursts An article to be published in "The Astrophysical Journal" reports the location of the origin of eight fast radio bursts (FRBs) detected between 2017 and 2020.
https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2021/05/23/the-origin-of-eight-fast-radio-bursts-has-been-located/
#astronomy #hubble #magnetars #fastradiobursts