Magnetars are the most magnetic objects in the universe and we know surprisingly little about their origins and formation.
They are essentially the exposed helium core of a massive star that has lost its outer hydrogen layers. In March this year, NASA shared aThe team of researchers, who published their findings in, observed HD 45166, a binary system with a main sequence star and a hot Wolf-Rayet star companion.
The scientists behind the new study then ran stellar evolution simulations using advanced computer models. The models, which incorporated the new observation data, showed that the Wolf-Rayet star would eventually collapse into a neutron star.What's more, the team calculated that magnetic flux conservation during the star's core collapse would increase the strength of the star's magnetic field to a range that would see it categorized as a magnetar.
A magnetar is a type of neutron star with an incredibly powerful magnetic field, making it the most powerful type of magnetic object in the known universe.
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