Magnetar Discovery in Cigar Galaxy Hints at Extraterrestrial Mystery
Astronomers in M82 have made a groundbreaking discovery of the first magnetic star ever found outside our own Milky Way galaxy. This newly identified magnetar, a dense remnant of a once-bright star boasting an extraordinarily strong magnetic field, is located approximately 12 million light-years away. The detection of this ultramagnetic star was enabled by a European Space Agency (ESA) telescope, which observed a powerful eruption that lasted just a fraction of a second. Magnetars, often …