The universe’s most extreme stars just got a little more unexpected and mysterious. Scientists were amazed to witness a ‘dead’ neutron star with one of the most powerful magnetic fields in the cosmos unexpectedly come back to life. The reactivation of this highly magnetic neutron star or ‘magnetar’ does not match the current understanding of… Read More »
Astronomers have captured the first image of polarized light and the magnetic fields surrounding Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milly Way. The historic observation made with the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has revealed that the neatly arranged magnetic fields resemble those around the supermassive black hole at… Read More »
The Milky Way is our home galaxy, but how well do we really know it? As part of a NASA-funded project, a team led by researchers from Villanova University has obtained a never-before-seen view of the central engine at the heart of our Milky Way. The new map of this central region of the Milky… Read More »