Sunny Priyan
This is an artist's impression of a magnetar.
Credit: Illustration- ESA
It's a special type of neutron star with an incredibly strong magnetic field.
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Neutron stars are some of the most compact and extreme objects in the universe.
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These stars typically pack more than the mass of the Sun into a sphere of neutrons about 12 miles across.
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The neutron star is depicted as a white-blueish sphere.
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The magnetic field is shown as filaments streaming out from its polar regions.
Credit: Illustration- ESA