An international team of astronomers has uncovered a new class of radio-emitting celestial object that could redefine what we know about long-period radio transients. In a study published on arXiv, ...

The magnetar put on its pulsar disguise after emitting a powerful blast of radiation originally detected in 2020. The emission is an example of a fast radio burst (FRB), ...

A rapidly twirling, ultramagnetic 500-year-old infant has been spotted zipping at never-before-seen speeds through the Milky Way. It belongs to a super-rare flavor of super-rare star.

With the radio telescope pointed at the X-ray magnetar, they heard a pulse every 5.54 seconds — the period of spin of the star. Sometimes a single pulse, sometimes a double.

Astronomers have discovered a magnetar at the centre of our Milky Way. This pulsar has an extremely strong magnetic field and enables researchers to investigate the direct vicinity of the black ...

Dr. Pulsar and Mr. Magnetar? 2 Star Types May Turn into Each Other. News. By Elizabeth Howell published 19 July 2018 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Artist’s impression of PSR J1745-2900, a pulsar with a very high magnetic field (“magnetar”) in direct vicinity of the central source of our Galaxy, a supermassive black hole of approximately 4 ...

The magnetar usually spins about 3.2 times per second, rotating at a speed of around 7,000 miles per hour, meaning that any increase or decrease in its speed needs a huge amount of energy.

Our unusually slow pulsar could best be explained as a magnetar – a pulsar with exceedingly complex and powerful magnetic fields that could generate radio waves for several months before stopping.

Astronomers have caught a highly magnetic dead star, or "magnetar," in the Milky Way briefly acting like a pulsar, a type of neutron star that rapidly rotates. The magnetar put on its pulsar ...

Astronomers have caught a highly magnetic dead star, or "magnetar," in the Milky Way briefly acting like a pulsar, a type of neutron star that rapidly rotates. The magnetar put on its pulsar ...