May 5, 2024
X-rays reveal the magnetic field lighting up a stellar graveyard

X-rays reveal the magnetic field lighting up a stellar graveyard

Nature, Published online: 21 December 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-04445-2

An X-ray imaging mission has unveiled the magnetic field in the environment of a dead star. The order and symmetry of the field will reshape our understanding of how it accelerates particles to ultra-high energies.

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