Scientists have discovered a new type of star that they hope will help us understand the origin of the most magnetic objects in the universe, magnets. The reason for HD45166 being located 3,000 light-years away with its strange radiation patterns that cannot be explained by conventional models.
Tomer Shenar, lead author of a recent study said in statements published in the journal Science that it has the strongest field ever observed in a massive star and therefore provides an unparalleled laboratory for studying magnetic fields and their interaction with the stellar material in archaic conditions.
What scientists don’t know is how and why these magnetic fields form. According to Shener: We hypothesize that it involved the merger of two stars in the past, which explains the strong magnetic fields. Its magnetic field is 100,000 times stronger than Earth’s. The discovery is particularly important as in the future it may help us learn more about another mysterious astronomical phenomenon, this magnetar.
These are extremely dense dead stars with extremely strong magnetic fields that can be found throughout the galaxy. HD 45166 is most likely to become a magnetar.
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