A magnetar is a neutron star with a magnetic field greater than any other star in the universe. Same as any other neutron star, a magnetar is approximately 20 km wide and has mass many times the mass of the sun. When a big star undergoes supernova it either becomes a black hole or a neutron star.
A magnetar is an exotic type of neutron star which has an enormous mass, it is thought that a tablespoon of the surface of magnetar or neutron star will be equal to the millions of tons of mass of matter.
A magnetar releases a huge amount of electromagnetic radiation and gamma-ray bursts(GRBs) in space when there is a sudden change at its core popularly known as the starquake.
A magnetar roughly 4000 light-years can wipe out the whole life form we know on earth. The magnetic field of the magnetar can damage all electronic circuits, grids, and satellites orbiting the earth, and in no matter of time, our whole communication system will be destroyed furthermore the strong magnetic field of magnetar can disrupt the atoms of our body and will change the bioelectric field of our body and the radiation from it can even change the genetic code of our body.
The nearest magnetar known to us is 11E 1048.1-5937 which is located 9000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Carina.
Astronomers on 27 December 2004 detected largest gamma-ray burst further it was found that this GRB was from the magnetar called as SGR 1806-20 which is around 50,000 lightyears away from the earth in the constellation of Sagittarius yet it caused a significant damaged to the earth's ionosphere the ionized layer that surrounds the earth and it is ionized by the solar radiation.
Although the blast lasted the 1 tenth of the second but it penetrated the atmosphere about down to the 20 Km just slightly above where the aircrafts fly.
A magnetar is an exotic type of neutron star which has an enormous mass, it is thought that a tablespoon of the surface of magnetar or neutron star will be equal to the millions of tons of mass of matter.
A magnetar releases a huge amount of electromagnetic radiation and gamma-ray bursts(GRBs) in space when there is a sudden change at its core popularly known as the starquake.
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| Illustration of Magnetar |
The nearest magnetar known to us is 11E 1048.1-5937 which is located 9000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Carina.
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| Illustration of Magnetar |
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| Illustration of Magnetar |
Astronomers on 27 December 2004 detected largest gamma-ray burst further it was found that this GRB was from the magnetar called as SGR 1806-20 which is around 50,000 lightyears away from the earth in the constellation of Sagittarius yet it caused a significant damaged to the earth's ionosphere the ionized layer that surrounds the earth and it is ionized by the solar radiation.
Although the blast lasted the 1 tenth of the second but it penetrated the atmosphere about down to the 20 Km just slightly above where the aircrafts fly.
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