Hubble tracks a roaming magnetar of unknown origin

Where did this extremely magnetic, dense and dead star come from? Scientists aren't quite sure

Using the Hubble and Gaia space telescopes, astronomers have discovered that a powerfully magnetic neutron star in the Milky Way wasn't born in a supernova.

Runaway Star Might Explain Fast Radio Bursts

Highly magnetic neutron star is wandering our Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have tracked a rare and fast-moving magnetar – called SGR 0501+4516 – as it speeds through the Milky Way. Its origin remains unknown, and based on current data, it may be the best evidence yet of a magnetar that [...]

Hubble tracks a roaming magnetar of unknown origin

Researchers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the magnetar called SGR 0501+4516 is traversing our galaxy from an unknown place of origin. Researchers say that this runaway magnetar is the likeliest candidate in our Milky Way galaxy for a magnetar that was not born in a supernova explosion as initially predicted. It is so strange it might even offer clues to the mechanism behind events known as fast radio bursts.

When we talk about the most extreme objects in the cosmos, few things can be compared to magnetars. These neutron stars with colossal magnetic fields are so powerful that they could erase a credit card from a greater distance than that of the Moon. Now, a recent discovery of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has challenged what we thought we knew about the origin of these celestial bodies. The observation of a solitary magnetar, known as SGR 0501+45…

Newly discovered magnetar is traversing our galaxy from an unknown place

Researchers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the magnetar called SGR 0501+4516 is traversing our galaxy.

A Runaway Magnetar Travels Across the Milky Way, Origin Point Unknown, According to Astronomers

SGR 0501+4516 is the most likely candidate for Magnetaru’s Milky Way galaxy, which was not born from the supernova explosion, as originally predicted. The object may be very strange and may provide clues to the mechanism behind the fast radio bursts. Impressions of Magneter artists. Image credit: ESA. “A magnetor is a neutron star made [...] Source The post A Runaway Magnetar Travels Across the Milky Way, Origin Point Unknown, According to Astro…