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Magnetars | The most powerful magnets in the Universe

Have you ever heard of magnetars? The magnetars are one of the most curious and mysterious objects in the entire known universe.These objects are incredibly small, taking into account the vastness of the universe and have a surprising density in addition to, as we have guessed by their names, a great magnetic force that makes them the most powerful magnets in the universe.

Where do the Magnetars come from?

The stars, in their final phase, explode and become supernovas .As they collapse in themselves, they eclipse everything around them until they slowly fade away.If the star at its origin was quite large, it will leave a neutron star when it dies, or what is the same , an extremely dense star, with the size of a small city but with a material whose weight exceeds one billion tons.In addition to all that density, that star spins very fast, hundreds of times per second, which causes an incr magnetic field Efficiently powerful , we estimate that approximately one billion times more powerful than Earth's own.

Magnetars | The most powerful magnets in the Universe

Scientists have not yet agreed why but the truth is that these neutron stars are especially magnetic, since their magnetic fields measure the Barbarity of 1,000 billion times that of the Earth.These figures are so astronomically immense that it is difficult to understand them, isn't it?

Since the year 1979, scientists are looking for magnetars later that a gamma-ray discharge (later identified as caused by magnetar SGR 0525-66) will cause disruption of space equipment and anomalies in the atmosphere.Since then, about 25 neutron stars, of the almost 2000 in the galaxy, have been considered magnetars, although there are many others that are pending such consideration or are even magnetars that are no longer active.

What causes the Magnetars?

From our point of view, that of the inhabitants of the Earth, is well, there are not many of these stars. In 2004 there was a tremendous explosion or “earthquake” of the SGR 1806-20 , located 50,000 light years away with the Earth, and even so it was powerful enough to affect our planet bluntly. The damage was the disabling of satellites and even the planet's upper atmosphere was partially ionized.

By All these reasons you can understand because the magnetars have earned the title of the most powerful magnets that have been discovered, to this day, in the entire universe.

Magnetars | The most powerful magnets in the Universe

Actually, for you to understand how powerful a magnetar is, we will tell you that the fact of approaching only 1000 kilometers from us would destroy us.nervous system or we would change our molecular structure.Just a little closer and its powerful gravitational force would literally tear us apart, starting with our atoms.

In short, the magnetars are continuously sending extraordinarily powerful bursts of energy, something they cannot do constantly, in fact, the magnetars do not constantly retain that amazing power.It must be due to such an enormous detachment of energy during these outbursts, that the life span of the magnetars as such It is relatively short .We say relatively short because in terms of the universe, 10 thousand years is almost a sigh even if they seem like an eternity to us.Well, it is 10 thousand years that it takes magnetaries in decaying and ceasing to be an impressive and super powerful magnet in the universe.

Studies carried out determine that approximately in the Milky Way there must be around 30 million inactive magnetares .So we could ensure that magnetrae have a short but violent life to be able to have the strongest magnetic fields in the Universe.

The good news is that the closest of these gigantic magnets are thousands of light years away from us, so for now scientists will have to settle for studying these curious magnetars from a distance.We, for our part, continue to wonder what other mysteries the universe hides.Will the human race ever reach to solve the great enigmas that have been raised to us throughout our history? What power will man have to influence the course of the universe?

The Science Daily Online team, all possessing insatiable curious minds, ask ourselves these and many other questions about the role of man in everything this scenario.What do you think? Do these incredible mysteries of the universe attract your attention? Are you one of those who spend hours imagining how and why human beings are part of this complex universe? Leave us your observations about it and let's try together to formulate an answer for these questions, do you dare? We will be happy to read you!

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