
This is a continuation of the name of this particular neutron star and some other data:
Identified using NASA’s Swift satellite, the nebula is floating around a magnetar called Swift J1834.9-0846 – J1834.9 for short – which was first discovered back in 2011.
“If the process here is similar, then about 10 percent of the magnetar’s rotational energy loss is powering the nebula’s glow, which would be the highest efficiency ever measured in such a system.”
They’re the most powerful magnets in the Universe, they erupt without warning – sometimes for months on end – and NASA says they generate a gravitational pull so powerful that a marshmallow impacting its surface would hit with the force of 1,000 hydrogen bombs.
Can you even get your mind around this? Stay tuned for updates as they come in regarding this strange story.
And here is a video about pulsars with an intro and some very cool graphics!
thanks to sciencealert.com for the great info
thanks to NASA for the pic
