Bizarre star may one day become a magnetar

Astronomers have discovered a new kind of star, and with it, a new clue to an old mystery: how magnetars form. The discovery is related to a peculiar star in a binary system some 3,000 light-years away in the southern constellation Monoceros. It has long been known as a misfit, rich in helium and sportingContinue reading “Bizarre star may one day become a magnetar”
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