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This persnickety number determines the strength of magnetic fields. It figures in everything from motors and generators to audio speakers. Oh, and without it we’d live in eternal darkness.

New details have emerged about some of the most magnetic objects in our universe: Magnetars. Little is known about how the highly magnetic neutron stars are formed, or where they come from. Some ...

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: magnetars. Star HD 45166 sits 3,000 light-years away in ...