Magnetar (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Niels Bohr Institute

Magnetar

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Magnetars are some of the most extreme objects we know in the universe. They are extremely compact objects with masses like the Sun, but with radii of only 10-20 km. At the same time, magnetars are extremely powerful magnetic fields -- the strongest magnetic fields we know in the universe.

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