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University of Copenhagen astrophysicists help explain a mysterious phenomenon, whereby stars suddenly vanish from the night sky. Their study of an unusual binary star system has resulted in convincing evidence that massive stars can completely collapse and become black holes without a supernova explosion.
Astronomers found a massive magnetic helium star that's destined to explode in a million years, leaving a magnetar in its wake.
Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 - Magnetars are the strongest magnets in the Universe. These super-dense dead stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields can be found all over our galaxy but astronomers don't know exactly how they form.
A bizarre new star 43,000 times more magnetic than the sun may have just solved one of science's greatest mysteries
A newly discovered, highly magnetic and massive helium star could explain how magnetars, stellar corpses with the universe's strongest magnetic fields, are born.